This is it? Look, See, Visualize...

Life is a continuum that Man is trying to make sense of. Ignorance and the zest to acquire the hidden secrets of the universe, which he perceives as 'an awful waste of lots of space', linger on and will linger on till 'Thy kingdom come' (i.e. if you believe so). From time immemorial, Man tried to figure out various mind-boggling natural events like natural calamities, disease and emotions. The eldest amongst the pack, the most powerful, the most domineering, the bravest or the far-travelled will take charge and dictate how 'life' should go on. And life went on with a few hitches here and there. The magnificent forces of nature still could not have answered all their questions. The question of angering the 'forces' above came to mind. The leaders decided that certain manoeuvres be done to appease them.

Much to everybody's dismay, the misery just kept on rolling. Variations to ways doing things were introduced by disgruntled individuals. Alternative explanations were given to the occurrence of events. Later, science was introduced to negate the word God from the equation. The question just got more and more numerous to be enumerated than there were answers. Everybody gave their own explanation and it got complicated more. They went to the elders who gave their own interpretation of how it used to be done in the good old days but failing memory due to senility, diseases and apoplexy gave less credibility to the fact. Anyway, some of the answers were given in riddles and were lost in translation. Consummate believers made their interpretation and rules as they went on and called it a progression of religion (to satisfy themselves that the answer is indeed out there).

We can go on and on but believe you me, it will get more perplexing. And frightening when everyone starts thumping their chest emphatically and dancing to their war dance tune trying to prove their point at all cost, having no qualms in dying a martyr proving it.

Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.

Yoda

At least we can console ourselves in knowing that there is a common good and orchestrated system that these teachings give to the downtrodden and weaklings in the society by threatening its believers that somebody is watching their every move and taking points and would be judged at an unspecified date in the future or after-life! At least it gives some law and order to homo sapiens who would otherwise happily regress to their ancestral Neanderthal ways of the survival of the fittest with no remorse. And the grip of religion gives a purpose and grip to life when the going gets tough and all hopes seem forlorn! And pacify themselves that He knows best and it is all a trial and tribulation before things get better, something tuft of grass to grasp on to avoid jumping off the cliff or going berserk walking aimlessly in life losing all zest and purpose to live. In other words to persevere like in a scene from P. Ramlee's Pendekar Bujang Lapok where the trio goes to the graveyard at midnight to chant for 4D numbers and brushing off the funny eerie noises that they hear by saying "Cubaaa..n!" and carrying on the task at hand!

Of course, there is an alternative theory to all these. Predecessors of homo sapiens (hominids and Neanderthals) were walking (crawling, trotting, galloping) along when they were visited by alien visitors with advanced civilization and know-how. They infused their DNA to correct certain deficiencies and imparted their technologically advanced knowledge to them. They taught them the way how life should be lived after living in the universe way longer than their 'young' inferior friends. The Earthlings, awed by their culture and machinery idolized their visitors (mentors) by moulding structures after them and worshipping their greatness. Follow their teaching about your environment, the daily routine of life, interpersonal relationship, etcetera and your life will be paved with least resistance because they have been there and they have seen that. He is omnipotent and omnipresent.
May the force be with you!

Now, the following song 'I can see clearly now' has many cover versions. Apparently, there is a version with a joget beat too! Just that I cannot lay my hands on it.