Questioning

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Do we only question what is wrong or at times what we consider Right as well? For example, on a more macro level, Why do we believe in God? Is he just a man sitting in the clouds or an undescribable force of energy? Does anyone know, Will anyone ever find out?
Life is like a huge puzzle, a maze if you like. You keep walking and searching, trying different corners and turns. Hitting a road block and having to back track at times. But once you reach the end, once you finally make it, the game is over. You've won. Once we find the answer to 'our maze' we'll be done. We'll get the grand prize. We need to learn from our mistakes. That is why I believe we need to question to learn.

What about blind faith?
A lot of us believe that we Are Not meant to question God. He does to you what you are meant to deserve and it would be 'Rude' to question his intentions etc. This is where the I must emphasize what I mean by questioning. This is where alot of people go wrong (in my opinion), and I admit, I have been through and still do go down this path time and time again. Questions must be derived from a place of learning. Once you have accepted that you're asking a question for the reason of actually learning something, then only will you benefit. Many people suck them selves into an endless spiral of questioning trivial matters consistently, 'Why was he mean' Why is he doing this to me' Why Why Why....When you ask a question, be prepared to wait, listen and learn from the answer. Then you won't have to ask the question again. Blindly following a set of rules or regulations stipulated by the 'Guru's' ages ago is justified and it does give you a clear conscience and a set of disciplines to abide by. But then the beauty of questioning and learning from these rules helps make the whole experience of following them so much more meaningful and wholesome. A blatant example would be to pray everyday. You could do it in Punjabi (and not understand) or you could do it in English, and know what you're actually meditating upon.

"The founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak was born on April 15, 1469 in the Western Punjab village of Talwandi. He was born to a simple Hindu family. His father Mehta Kalian Das was an accountant in the employment of the local Muslim authorities. From an early age Guru Nanak made friends with both Hindu and Muslim children and was very inquisitive about the meaning of life. At the age of six he was sent to the village school teacher for schooling in reading and writing in Hindi and mathematics. He was then schooled in the study of Muslim literature and learned Persian and Arabic. He was an unusually gifted child who learned quickly and often questioned his teachers."

From this we can learn that, if you ask the right questions and learn from them, We'll be able to do great things.

Move forward with an open mind. Be ready to discuss. Be ready to listen. Be ready to learn.