As a Matter of Fact

Superstition has its roots on ignorance (and foolishness).  It succeeds the lack of precisely accurate understanding.  What is it with people justifying superstition with the rationale that there is nothing to lose when one resorts to it? Better compromise than sorry.  That’s what it is, even when it seems you’re not compromising. As a matter of fact, there is a lot to lose.  We are a Christian nation, so it is said.  But we are also a people who confuse faith with feng shui.  You see altars at home with images of angels and saints and all around you also see figures and figurines for good luck emblazoning the irony of monotheism and idolatry.  Man sure has a way of resolving uncertainty. To put it more simply, how can one say he believes in an absolute God and all other things that come with that belief when he also believes in such things as luck and fortune-telling and magical spells?


Oh yeah, as a matter of fact, there is a lot to lose.  My Sage Dictionary tells me that “faith” is complete confidence. It is a strong belief in a supernatural power that control human destiny.  It’s either/or, people. You know, we can only have faith in one.  I don’t think it’ll work two-way.  We either have faith in Him or have faith in something else.  We cannot claim both.  As illustration, allow me to use a man torn between two lovers – the wife and the mistress.  The mistress, assuming she knows that she is a mistress, would more often than not somehow stomach and tolerate the set-up.  But the wife, upon the knowledge of the cheating lover, wouldn’t allow for that set-up to continue lest she has completely lost her mind and self-worth.  Because the fact of the matter is, they are bound by a supposedly sacred covenant of exclusive partnership.  And let me highlight the EXCLUSIVE right there. Aren’t you hurt when a partner cheats or rejects you? Well, lemme break your ice: God has feelings too. This may not be too good an example but you get the point.  I don’t want to sound accusatory and express some kind of bravado; it’s just mind-boggling really.  People search for some sense of security and they want to optimize every possibility to a point that they believe in a lot of things that can sometimes (or oftentimes) be contradictory.  The opportunity cost of it may not always be tangible, but for a believer of the spiritual, I say we pay a high price for it.


I don’t know what’s worse, being blind or myopic? Blindness is complete ignorance.  You are made to believe something because that’s the only piece of information fed you.  Myopia on the other hand is nearsightedness (aka foolishness).  You can see; you just can’t see that far.  You are clued-up but you just choose idiocy out of sheer insecurity.  Amazingly, I guess the latter is worse.