Can you imagine how the world could change if every pastor, priest and religious leader would say, "we are all wrong" and leave organized religion and get actual jobs... where strength, fitness and continuous sweating are involved? Insightful to think about this. Would they finally become men (or strong women)? Would they begin to learn to relate to actual pain and suffering? Would they better appreciate sport? Would they stop their talks of nonsense and do stuff like watch excellent hockey "live" on Sunday? Would they appreciate their fellow countrymen and women? Would they better understand rock music? There are so many things... Or would they break down and admit they had no business being ministers? Perhaps them becoming absolutely exposed is not so far away.

Poverty is often misunderstood. I say this: people can become weak when they're not allowed to be strong. They might be courageous, but if they are not allowed to be themselves - if they aren't given permission to express themselves, as indeed they should, their courage might be nothing but a joke in the eyes of many. Interestingly, a lot of bad stuff can happen because of fear. Also interestingly, a lot of good stuff can happen because of fear. The United Nations, for example, possibly (I say "possibly") gave the Pope a slight scare in exposing the pertaining matter of child abuse. The Pope should be scared. As an organization, the Catholic church should be abolished worldwide. Unfortunately, affixation to riches, abuse of power and love of control, are prevalent at the Vatican and in a number of nations who allow abuse of religion. The negative fear is an unhealthy type of fear... not having courage, being negligent, focus on materialism, loving riches and money, omitting virtues. But positive fear is healthy - it's about appreciation, examination, speaking appropriately, reflection, being careful as well as courageous, unassuming, but considerate...  it involves virtue.