現在我們回到這句話的作者背景:羅伯特·傅爾根(Robert Fulghum),我其實原先不曉得這個人,而且維基百科介紹第一句就是“American author and Unitarian Universalist (UU) minister”,UU中文是一神普救派,直覺就是個基督教的牧師對吧?
不過仔細一看UU雖然源自基督教,但其實並不算是基督教,而是無教條的宗教組織。聽起來好酷喔,無教條宗教聽起來就像沒有熱量的冰淇淋啊!這勾起我的好奇心,想嚐嚐這無熱量冰淇淋,噢不是,是UU究竟是何方神聖。以下是大英百科的片段介紹:
Unitarian Universalists are creedless and deny the authority of dogmas promulgated by church councils. Their teachings historically have included the unity of God, the humanity of Jesus, humankind’s religious and ethical responsibility, and the possibility of attaining religious salvation through differing religious traditions .... Their traditional concern for social issues has caused Unitarian Universalists to give active support to the demands for equality of black people, feminists, and other groups. Gains in equality for women within the Unitarian Universalist Association were significant, but its predominantly white middle-class membership remains an issue.