Creation and nature prompts humans to seek religion because it is completely natural. It connects the human soul to the earth, perhaps themselves to this earth we live on. People might spend their lives seeking out religious truth, nurturing faith or worshipping creation to simply answer their questions on life. They depend on these to reach their answer to life's truths or to reach a goal to be satisfied with their lives. They are ultimately devoted to seeking the answers that they are so dedicated to do what they have to do to reach that goal or to find that one answer. They nurture faith and worship creation to live their lives in the best way possible. They want to live to be the best person they can be to achieve a well-being life. For example, Hindus and Buddhists work their way to reach Nirvana. Hindus also believe reincarnation and because of this, they must be the best possible person they can be and live the "right" way in order to be reincarnated in a higher form. Confucianists, Taoists, and Shintoists seek religious truth solely to live a life filled with happiness and no wrong doings.
During the field trip, we got to experience the rituals and lifestyle of dedicated Buddhists. The amount of effort they put into prayers and rituals is amazing. It is as if they are one with the prayer - dedicated enough to block out all other worries in life and focus on the one thing they are praying for. As mentioned before, instead of relying on factual evidence, religion is a way to escape that science-orientated world and just believe that the spirits will guide you to the answers you've been praying for.
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