On Secularism

I have had it with folks trying to convince me about the superiority of a religion. Any religion. I know Hinduism is great. But to a Muslim or a Sikh, his faith is great too. Trying to convince them otherwise, because you "know" better, in my opinion is not the best thing to do. What if they try to convince me about their greatness, you ask. Don't listen. You can hear what they say, but you don't have to listen. Make a choice to be level-headed. Extremist thought is the bane of a religion. Some religions are embracing enough to give you freedom, the freedom to practice it in any way or form, the freedom not to convert others. But some religions are not. Can't we live with that? Do we have to make others see things our way? A little wisdom will go a long way in abstracting ourselves from the situation and looking at it in a detached way. Religion is supposed to bring happiness and peace of mind into our lives. To many, it seems to be doing everything but that! Everyone is the same eventually, we are born the same way and will all die after our stint in this world. What's stopping us from being happy while we are here? Ego, fanaticism, desire....Why can't we learn to let go? After all, what do we take with us when we leave......