If humans do not make any progress in spirituality,
we will be mercilessly replaced by robots. Today, many people become jobless because of robots' substitution, but they are not aware of that. Many factories secretly use artificial intelligence to monitor and evaluate their employees anytime and anywhere; then the artificial intelligence suggests if a certain employee should be fired or kept. Humans are gradually becoming weaker than robots.
THE VALUE OF HUMAN SPIRITUALITY
A chairman introduced the content of today's seminar, which is to find the value of human spirituality from different religious perspectives. In this era of great technological advancement, robots are gradually replacing humans in the working field, while artificial intelligence is thinking for people. Everyone supposes it is a good thing. However, humans will be startled and suddenly realize what the value of humans is. This seminar was held to answer the question of where will the human value be left? In fact, the board of the organization already had an answer: human value is in spirituality where it's impossible for robots to reach.
The representatives of each religion presented their religion's views on the value of human spirituality. They in turn spoke up in the seminar.
The first representative said:
- Ladies and gentlemen, human spirituality is too sublime to fit in a commonplace limit. To realize this spirituality, a person must give up on everything, refuse it and consider it as nothing. This person must find somewhere to isolate himself and not communicate with anyone so that he can free himself from all worries and concerns. This person must consider the world as a long untrue dream to eliminate all the feelings of hatred and love, so he can keep his mind motionless. This person must cut any contact with his family and the society to be absolutely alone because the value of spirituality only belongs to solitary practitioners who are going on a spiritual path. This person has to see nothing, hear nothing, and say nothing to find the extraordinary calmness.
A representative of another religion presented:
- Ladies and gentlemen, the value of human spirituality lies in goodness and it cannot be found in a deserted field or a deep cave. If you do nothing, you're considered non-existent in this world even you're still alive. Those who insist on doing nothing have no rights to speak here. The value of human spirituality is that humans can love each other and help each other overcome difficulties in life. Spirituality is not something like magic out of our reach, but it is when we have a good connection with everyone through loving feelings and kind, helping behaviors. Even if you claim yourself to be a saint, you're the only one to know whether you have not done anything good for life. You have to do good things to better lives so that everybody can realize your kind and noble heart and appreciate your value of spirituality. We believe that we have to count the number of good deeds each person has done in life to classify levels of each one. Then we'll know who's high, who's low.
The third representative of another religion presented:
- Ladies and gentlemen, my religion teaches that a Bodhisattva must do countless good deeds, help countless sentient beings, and be devoted to difficult situations, but always refuse credit. To do nothing useful for life is wrong, but to claim credit for doing good deeds is not right, either. Therefore, we have to do as many good deeds for life as possible, but simultaneously we have to fight against our mind to refuse credit as if we has done nothing for life. It is very difficult to do this, though. Looking for good deeds to do is not easy; it is even too hard when we must forget about the good things we did. Anyone who works hard to do useful things for life always wants to receive credit. That desire is a very strong natural instinct. Only those who are very moral, very wise and very courageous have the strength to refuse credit for what they have done. Moreover, while doing so many good deeds without enjoying praise, these people must also practice meditation to make their minds peaceful. This is the right way to create the value of human spirituality.
The third representative's speech seemed to convince most of the audience, and everyone kept applauding.
If humans do not make any progress in spirituality, we will be mercilessly replaced by robots. Today, many people become jobless because of robots' substitution, but they are not aware of that. Many factories secretly use artificial intelligence to monitor and evaluate their employees anytime and anywhere; then the artificial intelligence suggests if a certain employee should be fired or kept. Humans are gradually becoming weaker than robots.
Only when people develop the sublime spirituality will they have the value to maintain their position in the society. Then, humans only need to prioritize the spirituality since most of other things will be finished by robots.
Please get prepared from now on before it becomes too late.
Written by:
Janna
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