Day 69

'Bird of Pray', Pencil,Pen and Marker on Paper

Taking inspiration today from another literary device, the homophone, a word that sounds the same but is spelt differently or in some cases spelt the same but has a different meaning. The drawing then is a visual representation of how two different meanings can be construed or evoked when a homophonic word is used as part of a statement. It also references a conversation I had earlier today which made me realise that religion is something that is intensely serious yet highly ludicrous at the same time. I'm not a religious person in any sense of the word but can understand the allure to some people but it's just something that's not really for me. I don't have any problem with those that believe in a higher power either, well for the most part, as I feel that people can choose to believe what they want and if believing in a God or an omnipotent being is what makes them happy... then that's what they should do. There are only two real issues that I have with religion both of which are born out of this notion of  faith and whilst I understand faith to be a powerful and wonderful thing, when combined with religion it's something that can be easily abused. As I said previously I have no problem with accepting what other people believe, however what religious faith does is cause that person to presume that everyone else should believe the exact same thing that they do and this is problem number one that I have with organised religion. Whilst I have the ability to understand that someone has the right to believe what ever the hell they want, however ridiculous it may seem to me, it is not a notion that's reciprocal. This often leads to being smothered with ideologies that all seem to hinge on highlighting how terrible a person we are, essentially attempting to coerce us into becoming a believer by preying on our own personal insecurities and fears. Problem number two isn't too far removed from the previous problem in that again it revolves around the notion of religious faith, the issue being how it causes so much intolerance. Whilst at the heart of most religions I'm aware of there seems to be a concept of loving 'thy fellow man' it would seem that this is only the case if they believe what you believe. All religions seem to have the stance that what they say and do is what's right, anything else is an abomination and as such is to be treated as being different, to be viewed as wrong. To me then it seems like faith is capable of uniting the people but when coupled with religion it only lends to dividing the masses.