Fifteen Minutes That Matter

A Path to Kindness

There are no mystical formulas, hidden rituals, or complicated rules required to live well and be human. Life on this planet is not a one‑and‑done experience. It takes many lifetimes to grow, to learn, and to mature. In the grand scheme of eternity, our time here is only fifteen minutes of the greater life we will live, learn from, and love through.

There is no God, by any name, in any language, from any religion who is going to hand over any form of paradise to most of the people on this planet. Why should hate, racism, greed and a complete absence of compassion be given a new place to live?

The entire purpose of life can be seen in three simple truths:

Be kind. Don’t judge. Don’t take more than you need.

By living this way, we learn to understand what cannot always be seen immediately. We learn to look inward and trust intuition and soul‑knowing. These inner signals are not commands telling us what to do; they help us decide what we want and how to move toward it in the most honest way.

Every religion on Earth has been imagined, written, revised, and reshaped by mankind. Over time, religion turned living on Earth into something complicated, fear‑based, and often cruel. This was never the intention. Sadly, religion has caused more harm to humanity than nearly any other force in history. Many so‑called guiding texts are filled with ego, pride, and personal agendas—creating confusion, impossible demands, and contradictions that conflict with lived reality.

Unconditional love does not, cannot, and never has lived in the same “house” with fear, torment, and/or control of every aspect of life.

Our purpose here is to learn one simple concept, kindness in all things. We have to learn to care about one another. We are given chance after chance to understand and learn this. We are given lifetime after lifetime to learn this. There is no higher power who does anything to punish people here on Earth. Hurricanes are not sent to punish those who live on the coast. Diseases are not sent to punish people for the life they chose to live. Natural disasters happen to help us realize what is really important. Material things are not wrong, but we lose our way when possessions become more important than people.

It is often said not to judge unless you have walked in another’s shoes. In truth, many must live a life similar to another’s to truly understand their path. When you judge someone, look carefully at their shoes—you may wear them one day. “Judge not, lest you be judged in the same manner.”

There are fragments of truth within religion, but much has been diluted, altered, or misunderstood over time. It is a known fact that there have been scriptures added and taken away at the whim of other’s beliefs. Many people have been lost, misled, or taught not to trust their own inner guidance. They are told the light exists outside themselves. Yet that inner light—intuition, conscience, love—can guide every person toward a life free from fear and coercion.

Every single person on this planet is loved beyond measure. There is no chosen race, religion, or culture. From the beginning, humanity was created in diversity. Even the story of the Tower of Babel speaks not of punishment, but of difference as a challenge—an invitation to practice universal kindness. To return to our own version of the Garden of Eden, we must learn kindness, restraint, and compassion—not because we were told to, but because we chose to. We are born with this capacity. Our task is to make kindness the norm, not the exception.

Those who are unwilling to do what is right may have to return to the worse part of what they leave behind. Everyone may, at some point, feel all of the hurt and pain they cause others. Most have heard the phrase, "My life flashed before my eyes." At some point, we see, feel and consider all of our actions from a place of pure love. We are not expected to be perfect; we are expected to be kind. We cannot be saved by others. We have to save ourselves from others. We have to do the work in whatever way needed to allow us to understand and become what we have always been meant to be.

Humanity cannot continue down this current path. This path brings nothing but destruction. There will be no paradise waiting. Once this world as we know it is destroyed, I believe humanity will have to start all over again. Death is not an ending, but a beginning. Where we go next depends on what we choose now.

These words are not my entire story. They are only the beginning. I have experiences and lessons that shaped the understanding I now share. I have always called myself a nonconformist, not a rebel—words I did not fully understand at the time, yet they quietly reminded me why I was here.

I do not understand the amount of hatred in the world today, nor why so many are afraid to trust themselves while blindly following voices that spread so much fear and hate. So, all I ask is this: sit with what I have shared. Ask your own heart whether it brings even a small light to your inner knowing. Nothing strange. Nothing forced. Just a quiet light, reminding you of what you already carry within.

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