Religion and Human Life

RELIGION AND HUMAN LIFE not just a taker. Religion makes man someone who lives for a higher purpose. It creates within man a principled character. It nurtures self-control and self-discipline in a person. A religious person is a person who is serious about life. A religious person is an honest person. A religious person is constantly engaged in introspection. He has within himself a self-correcting mechanism. How does religion generate these virtues in a person? Religion is connected with God, the epitome of all virtues. God is the source of all good inspiration. Religion makes a person God-oriented. Religion engenders God-oriented thinking in a person. It is God-oriented thinking that makes a religious person unconquerable. A religious person acquires a close personal connection and relationship with God. Moreover, someone who comes to be blessed with this gift becomes more powerful than the sun, the moon, the mountains, and the seas. Here, it is appropriate to relate a story that symbolically