““Life arises naturally; where life is, death is, joy is, pain is. Where joy and pain are, ecstacy and horror are, all part of the pattern. They occur as night and day occur on a whirling planet. They are not individually willed into being and shot at persons like arrows. Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to him, a hex, a curse, a punishment by his deity for some transgression, as though his god were a petty storekeeper, counting up the day’s receipts…””
![“Beings become enraged and elated Through the causes for quarrels and celebrations. [154cd] They grieve and toil, they despair, And they mutilate and slay each other. Through all this and further evil deeds, they lead miserable lives, Always longing for their own happiness. [155]” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/770/karl-brunnholzl-4600_happiness_beings-become-enraged-and-elated-through_1700357.jpg)
![“[T]he scripture worshippers put the writings ahead of God. Instead of interpreting God's actions in nature, for example, they interpret nature in the light of the Scripture. Nature says the rock is billions of years old, but the book says different, so even though men wrote the book, and God made…” quote by Sheri S. Tepper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/102/sheri-s-tepper-8133_action_t-he-scripture-worshippers-put-the-writi_160608.jpg)
