Those song lyrics seemingly cry out for humanity to lighten up.

We should all recognize that philosophy and the world's religions incessantly and distressingly try too hard to make sense of our existence -- to figure it all out. Well, they can't, and they won't! The end result has been a mad panic of anger, confusion, untenable concepts, and incompatible beliefs yielding a needlessly crazed and crippled species.

Why do so many people in this world seem to insist upon getting trapped in the muck of certain thoughts and ideas which are extraneous, hyperbolic, and outright delusional? And isn't it interesting that these people must always form in-groups so as to feed off each other in keeping it all going?

The simpler pleasures of a relaxed life and a rudimentary appreciation in the simple elegance and workings of the natural universe typically escape many of them as they're always too busy with asinine rules and ritual, and brooding over fantastic things no human can know. And springing from this limitation and unknowing comes a level of impatient frustration and denial that leads to creeds which ultimately drive them to blindly embrace indignity, self-loathing, and a wide array of other anti-human behaviors.

Why lose oneself like that?

We just "are"!

Accept that fact as well as the beauty in the simpleness of it. Appreciate all things that greet us through our five human senses. For in reality, that is all we can ever know. Beyond this, skepticism must rule the civilized day.

My dog Cole, is a very happy dog. He knows what he knows, and no more. He shows me there is no need to pretend otherwise. The simplest things often trigger in him, a wondrous delight, a sparkle in his eyes, and a perceived smile on his face that I'm always adding to my most cherished moments. Might dogs hold the secret to living with peace of mind and real happiness? Perhaps. However, with our complex human brain it's a much more difficult task for us.

But it does seem to me that gods have always been closely associated with human frowns and scowls -- and plenty worse! So shed that heavy baggage of your unrealistic religion steeped in ancient fantasy. Stand tall and dignified in the reality of our modern age of science and discovery. Reverse that g-o-d into d-o-g. Stop pretending to know "stuff" which deep inside you secretly admit you really don't. Free your mind from those faith-based shackles of divisiveness, bigotry, self-righteousness, lies and utter nonsense. Instead, become sanely happy in the want of knowing only that which is actually true within the realm of reality.

Religion should be no more than the smile on a dog.

With strength in reason, I am,

"CrucieFiction"

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