Nature is interested in only two things–to survive and to reproduce one like itself. Anything you superimpose on that, all the cultural input, is responsible for the boredom of man. So we have varieties of religious experience. You are not satisfied with your own religious teachings or games; so you bring in others from India, Asia or China. They become interesting because they are something new. You pick up a new language and try to speak it and use it to feel more important. But basically, it is the same thing. . U.G. Krishnamurti
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Ayn Rand describes the human need to be different and unique. She says that we love what is different and unique because it makes us feel important and better than others. This idea of uniqueness is a part of the human need to feel important and to be appreciated. This is also why we even try to invent our own languages and games and religions and histories and cultures. We want to be different and unique in order to feel special and respected.

Source: No Way Out: Dialogues With Krishnamurti

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