Truth and Faith (Part Two) (Correction is appreciated :))))

Charles Darwin, a prominent forerunner of reason and science, in his struggle between religion science, tradition and revolution to some extent echos with what is written by Friedrich Nietzche:" Hence the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire."
Now I hear an "alas!" from me, and it seems that I and mysself are walking on bifurcated branches and I would never meet myself again.
But Nietzche was wrong!
Believe, and you have faith; inquire, and you have truth. Truth is forever developing and waiting to be discovered, and sometimes truth might be what is advocated by the authorities or the statements written in scriptures. Either way, truth consists of impermanence, but faith reflects stability.
People often deem faith as a mere religious belief, which is a misconception. When a mother protected her child in an earthquake and fed the child with her own blood since there was no trace of food to be found, and later when the rescue teams dig dug them out from the debris only to find out the mother was gone while the child cried aloud-- this is faith. A starving beggar shared his food with a wandering dog, but one day this beggar passed away in a harsh winter. Some policemen went to pull away his dead body but the dog barked at them and protected his dead body from any stranger-- this is faith. When a soldier dies for the motherland-- this is faith. When Xuan Zang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang) traversed Takla Makan Desert and Pamir Mountains and finally arrived at in India in search of the essence of Buddhism-- this is faith.
It is a dangerous attempt to separate truth and faith, for without truth, it is like an eagle without eyes; without faith,it is like a tree without roots.
Now there are two kids sporting in the garden. Autumn leaves are falling and cicadas are singing their finale. One kid points at the pot and says:" Look! The flower is dead. Let's pull it out and throw it away!" But the other kid replies:" No, perhaps it will still bloom in the next season." "I will ask papa to buy me a new one." "No, I choose to wait," the second child still insists:" Because I believe it will bloom in the next season."
I'd better put down my pen. It's tea time.

Truth and Faith (Part Two) 

Charles Darwin, a prominent forerunner of reason and science, his struggle among religion science, tradition and revolution to some extent echos with what is written by Friedrich Nietzche:" Hence, the ways of men part: if you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe; if you wish to be a devotee of truth, then inquire."
Now I hear an alas from me, and it seems that I and myself are walking on bifurcated branches and I would never meet myself again.
But Nietzche was wrong!
Believe, and you have faith; inquire, and you have truth. Truth is forever developing and waiting to be discovered, and sometimes truth might be what is advocated by the authorities or the statements written in scriptures. Either way, truth consists of impermanence, but faith reflects stability.
People often deem faith as mere religious belief, which is a misconception. When a mother protected her child in an earthquake and fed the child with her own blood since there was no trace of food to be found, and later when the rescue teams dig them out from the debris only to find out the mother was gone while the child cried aloud-- this is faith. A starving beggar shared his food with a wandering dog, but one day this beggar passed away in a harsh winter. Some policemen went to pull away his dead body but the dog barked at them and protected his dead body from any stranger-- this is faith. When a soldier dies for the motherland-- this is faith. When Xuan Zang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanzang) traversed Takla Makan Desert and Pamir Mountains and finally arrived at India in search of the essence of Buddhism-- this is faith.
It is a dangerous attempt to separate truth and faith, for without truth, it is like an eagle without eyes; without faith,it is like a tree without roots.
Now there are two kids sporting in the garden. Autumn leaves are falling and cicadas are singing their finale. One kid points at the pot and says:" Look! The flower is dead. Let's pull it out and throw it away!" But the other kid replied:" No, perhaps it will still bloom in the next season." "I will ask papa to buy me a new one." "No, I choose to wait," the second child still insisted:" Because I believe it will bloom in the next season."
I'd better put down my pen. It's tea time.