Quote of the Week - Always a Reason

“One never visits the temple without a reason.”

Origin: The Last Eunuch of China by Jia Yinghua

MiBeloved submitted this quote and remarked:

This is a rather harsh statement about the relationship between human beings and the Supreme Being, where human beings are said to be motivated in their considerations with deity.

So why is this harsh statement made? What is the evidence that human behavior corroborates this.

I took a look at a new born infant, and then I said to myself:

There is some truth to this statement. From day one the infant is demanding:

Where is my mother?

Where are her breasts?

What sort of breast milk is this?

Where is my father?

Where are his shoulders?

He had better be strong enough to carry my weight.