PLACES OF WORSHIP
In 1977, a temple collapsed in India, killing hundreds of its faithful members. Did it express any remorse after the tragedy? Not a smidgen.
Temples, churches, mosques, synagogues, are not religious. They’re atheists, insensitive to human feelings, and that’s because they’re built with the same materials used in bridges, office towers, penitentiaries, and other non-religious structures.
While most of us feel awe as we enter a cathedral, cathedrals couldn’t care less about what they represent. While their ambience induce us to meditate, places of worship are obsessed with the erosive power of time. Organ music and bells make their ears hurt. They see no meaning in life and can’t wait to become dust.
At night, churches unlock their own doors to let thieves in, to steal their baroque saints, and to scrape their gilded walls.
Temples, churches, mosques, synagogues, are not religious. They’re atheists, insensitive to human feelings, and that’s because they’re built with the same materials used in bridges, office towers, penitentiaries, and other non-religious structures.
While most of us feel awe as we enter a cathedral, cathedrals couldn’t care less about what they represent. While their ambience induce us to meditate, places of worship are obsessed with the erosive power of time. Organ music and bells make their ears hurt. They see no meaning in life and can’t wait to become dust.
At night, churches unlock their own doors to let thieves in, to steal their baroque saints, and to scrape their gilded walls.
I finally have somebody who agrees with me that praying at home would keep my faith same as if I did it in a church. I agree with you. Buildings are atheists ��
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. Although the piece is satirical, it does touch on faith and how it doesn't need a special place to exist.
Deleteif we believe that God is omnipresent, then yeah, faith doesn't need a specific place to exist.
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