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Preface
According
to
the
story
of
God
and
man,
when
Adam
and
Eve
disobeyed
God,
humanity
was
sentenced
to
live
on
earth
with
enmity
and
hatred
between
each
other
for
their
disobedience.
I
believe
anyone
who
is
preaching
hatred
towards
others
and
blaming
others
for
their
problems
is
a
part
of
this
same
curse
from
God.
No
matter
how
justified
they
think
that
their
reasons
are
when
someone
chooses
to
see
the
worse
in
others
or
blame
others
for
their
problems,
it
usually
ends
up
bringing
out
the
worse
in
them.
For
example,
look
at
the
crimes
that
terrorist
has
committed
against
innocent
people
because
they
think
that
others
have
done
them
wrong.
We
all
can
see
that
enmity
and
hatred
are
growing
worse
all
around
us
and
in
the
world
today.
Is
there
a
solution
to
this
problem,
or
are
we
doomed
to
destroy
each
other?
I
believe
the
answer
should
be
clear,
if
this
curse
of
hatred
between
one
another
began
with
us
disobeying
God,
then
we
must
return
to
obeying
God
to
end
it.
Yes,
we
do
already
have
religions
in
the
world,
but
each
faith
today
is
claiming
that
their
way
is
the
only
right
path
to
God
and
that
the
others
are
wrong.
It
sounds
like
even
our
religions
have
enmity
and
hatred
between
them,
so
how
can
they lead us out of this madness when they have falling victim to the same curse themselves?
God
tells
us
that
He
created
humanity
to
worship
Him
and
to
see
who
is
best
in
conduct.
Also,
that
He
made
us
different
so
that
we
will
Get
to
know
one
another
not
that
we
will
despise
one
another.
Would
you
rather
be
on
this
path
that
God
created
for
us
instead
of
living
in
confusion
and
hatred
towards
one
another?
If
so,
then
you
must
accept
that
all
good
is
from
God
and
that
all
bad
in
from
ourselves.
However,
to
continue
climbing
the
stairway
to
culture,
you
must
leave
one
step
behind
as
you
take
one
step
up.
In
this
case,
you
must
leave
behind
everyone
who
rejects
that
all
good
is
from
God
and
that
all
bad
is
from
ourselves
even
if
it
is
a
family
member
or
a
friend.
Then,
you
must
seek
out
those
who
believe
as
you
do
and
join
them
in
a
race
to
see
who
can
do
the
most
good
for
each
other
and
the
world.
I
know
that
this
must
sound
impossible
to
most
people,
but
this
is
the
only
way
to
lead
our
family,
friends,
and
the world back to obeying God out of this curse of enmity and hatred.
God
said,
let
there
arise
from
out
of
you
a
group
of
people
that
come
together
in
what
He
says
is
good
and
forbid
each
other
from
doing
what
He
says
is
wrong.
God
continued
by
saying
that
it
will
be
these
who
will
achieve
peace,
fulfillment,
and
happiness
in
this
life.
And
that
they
will
also
be
the
ones
that
God will reward with the paradise that will last forever in the next life.
“
Peace,
my
name
is
Alan
Dean
Shariff,
and
I
want
to
share
with
you
my
understanding
of
culture,
religion,
and
the
real
purpose
of
life
that
God
has
blessed
me
to
understand.
This
understanding,
I
believe,
will
help
you
to
see
why
we
are
having
so
many
problems
in
our
religions
and
the
world
today.
Also,
what
it
is going to take for humanity to get back on the right track.
”
