Page 12 - Why Do You Deceive Yourself ?

Introduction

he lifestyles and life goals of the millions of people who live
in non-religious communities are very similar to one another.
T Even if they seem different at first glance, they are still really
the same at the end of the day because even if the conditions in which
they live differ, their desires, passions, ambitions, plans, ideals and as-
pirations for the life of the world are practically identical.
The years during which a person's character begins to take shape

are the childhood years. During these years children live very carefree
lives in ignorance of the world. Then they face school life and the
teenage years. During these years ambition is limited to the typical de-
sire to have a wide circle of friends, to be popular at school, to wear de-
signer clothes and to put on a show for people. Then school finishes
and careers begin. During working life a person tries to better himself
in his own profession, make more money and achieve promotion. He
devotes all his time and energies to this. At the same time he tries to
find and marry a good wife and produce a family. In his own eyes, the
only important thing in the world is the establishment of a happy
home. In short, he is born, he is educated, he enters working life, he
tries to the best of his ability to earn money and respect and later he
marries off his children and becomes a grandfather… And he lives
with such limited worldly aims and ideals.