Going to movies is a very South African experience.
Popcorn and cold drinks are just part of the deal. Recently my wife and I enjoyed a date night at the movies. The movie we chose was The sugar film. Half story, half documentary on the dangers and affects of sugar on our health. One line stuck in my mind.
Sugar dulls the mind and if you don’t know how a clear mind feels, you won’t notice the affects of sugar.
I thought about religion. Going to church, doing the rituals also could give a false sense of wellbeing. Both sugar and religion probably can give a feeling of wellbeing. In fact both may have elements of addictive behaviour.
Now for the punch line, Jesus wasn’t born and didn’t die to make us religious, no he was born and died to free us from religion.
Religion tends to cloud people’s thoughts and actions. True religion is simple – love God with your whole being and love your neighbour as yourself.
PS. Jesus never was comfortable with religious people.
