the fact that we dont understand the mysteries of our bodies or electicity or a gas engine doesnt keep us from using or enjoying them. the fact that i dont understand the mysteries of prayer and religion no longer keeps me from enjoying the richer, happier life that religion brings. at long last, i realize the wisdom of santanaya's word: " man is not made to understand life, but to live it "
i have gone back - well, i was about to say that i had gone back to religion; but that would not be accurate. i have gone forward to a new concept of religion. i no longer have the faintest interest in the differences in creeds that divide the churches. but i am tremendously interested in what religion does ofr me, just as i am interested in what electricity and good food and water do for me. they help me to lead richer, fuller, happier life. but religion does far more than that. it brings me spiritual values. it gives me, aswilliam james put it,"a new zest for life ... more life, a larger, richer, more satisfying life". it gives me faith, hope, and courage. it banishes tensions, anxieties, fears, and worries. it gives purpose to my life - and direction. it vastly improves my happiness. it gives me abounding health. it helps me to create for myself "an oasis of peace amidst the whirling sands of life."

- from dale carnegie's scrapbook