Life is much more about what you make of it yourself than you think

Consciousness is like a guitar. Religion is one string. Science is another string. There are hundreds of other strings. Life is about learning how to make music yourself.

In this comparison, Buddhism, for example, is like constantly letting go of the strings, which is something I have never understood the purpose of. You can certainly do it, but that wasn't the point: the point is what you make of it yourself. If you don't make anything of it yourself, then nothing will come of it either. (You can do that, but why would you?)

An even better comparison is that science and religion are different instruments. But somehow, it is more fun to make music together.