When Life Was In The Shadow

Tommorow is the release date for Angels And Demons in Malaysia. I have got to watch it. I have the book, but only got the chance to read half of it. Looking at the other side of the coin, I will have the gift of suspense. So yeah, I'm really excited about it. I read all three other books written by Dan Brown. Da Vinci Code was quite good. The movie, I mean. Most of the books have quite a number of studies in religion.

Throughout history, the one thing that really change the world is actually religion. No matter what the activity is, religion will tag along. Let's just look at the coming of Islam to the IndoChina. What written was that the Arab traders came to Malacca on the way to China. The first intention was to sell stuff there but later on they were spreading the teachings of Islam. And soon enough, Islam affects the way of life of the people there. It's because religion IS a way of life.

The birth of Buddhism is the result of Siddharta Gautama being 'awakened' after being born a Hindu. He sees that Hinduism is just not it. So he left the palace to meditate. Yeah, that's what he did. This is when Siddharta discovered that he is a whole different person. After that, he travelled for years to spread his words. Words that was considered very peaceful at that time as Hindu was somehow seen as cruel.

When we say the name Constantine, we will know that he is the Roman emperor who is responsible for having almost everyone in his kingdom to practice Christianity. I would say that his technique is very good. Well, under normal circumstances, we can't even ask our own sister to do the chores. But this guy, he's good. Ha3 The thing is, he himself was Pagan. Yup, only when he was on his deathbed that he was baptised. It's like, you have a diabetes but you can tell someone to watch their sugar intake.

What can be concluded is that religion actually is very effective when you're in the dark. Whatever the religion is, when you're introduced with a faith, it will come seeping into you like water with sponge. That's what happen during those time. That's why the mass spreading of religion occured during the early stage of civilisation. No matter how high you are, faith is something vital. It keeps you going in life.