What is religion? Spirituality? Religion is defined as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. Spirituality is defined as the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. For many individuals, religion and spirituality are intimately connected, but for some they are so connected that they become indistinguishable from one another. My purpose is to personally distinguish the two, and explain the differences from the perspective of someone who has been raised with the heavy influence of both. My aim is, not to demean or offend anyone and their beliefs, but to give my own insight in the debate. So, now it is time for you to take a deep
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For our spiritual floor, we had the garage, and the religious floor we had the attic. I place these certain spaces on the floors because, while having different ideals, they have similar functions that apply very well with the concepts on which they are located. For religion, which was the second story of our house, we have the attic. Generally, an attic is used to store extra boxes or furniture that a person does not want around the house. If an individual goes into the attic, they have, physically, gone above the second floor, but they cannot really do anything and have to leave through the same entrance that they came in. The attic does not offer much space for one to do anything but store materials that they do not have the proper space for. For spirituality, which was our first floor, we had the garage. The garage, like the attic, has the potential to hold items that cannot fit inside our house. The difference is that with the materials in the garage are more accessible. The garage has more than just one exit and entrance. While, physically, being on the same level of the first floor the entire time, the garage offers more space. It could be confining but the garage has access to the open world for one to explore, while the attic does not offer the same opportunity, it just gives the illusion of rising above the second
For our spiritual floor, we had the garage, and the religious floor we had the attic. I place these certain spaces on the floors because, while having different ideals, they have similar functions that apply very well with the concepts on which they are located. For religion, which was the second story of our house, we have the attic. Generally, an attic is used to store extra boxes or furniture that a person does not want around the house. If an individual goes into the attic, they have, physically, gone above the second floor, but they cannot really do anything and have to leave through the same entrance that they came in. The attic does not offer much space for one to do anything but store materials that they do not have the proper space for. For spirituality, which was our first floor, we had the garage. The garage, like the attic, has the potential to hold items that cannot fit inside our house. The difference is that with the materials in the garage are more accessible. The garage has more than just one exit and entrance. While, physically, being on the same level of the first floor the entire time, the garage offers more space. It could be confining but the garage has access to the open world for one to explore, while the attic does not offer the same opportunity, it just gives the illusion of rising above the second