I do not have a chosen religion. All organized religions have the shortcoming of being "organized" by groups of humans. Most religions have parts that I admire, but I have yet to find one that I can wholeheartedly accept in its entirety.
I have a credo.
FIRST, DO NO HARM.
DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU.
ENDEAVOR TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. IF YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING DOING THIS, IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.
LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES, CORRECT THEM AS BEST YOU CAN, AND TRY NOT TO REPEAT THEM.
That's it. Do I always walk the talk? No, more's the pity. But this credo is serving as a better road map than anything else I've encountered in my life.
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Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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