Ah, a religion that grants the right to leave without suffering, without restrictions, without the need to invent some noble spiritual justification for it? A religion that does not see your life as a divine loan to be returned only when the creditor decides? Fascinating. If such a religion existed, it would be revolutionary, an anomaly, a masterpiece of consistency. But there's a small problem: the religious marketplace doesn't work that way.
Their first doctrine is that life was given to you by someone else. God, the universe, karma, cosmic energy—choose whichever name you prefer, the concept remains the same: it's never yours. It's a gift, a duty, a trial, a sentence, but never, ever a personal possession to manage as you see fit. And like any borrowed property, you don't get to decide the terms of its return. You can complain all you want, despair, even come to despise this 'gift,' but the answer will always be the same: 'It's not time yet.' And the best part? That time never comes. Suffering is sacred currency in religions. The more you suffer, the more you are worth. Pain redeems, pain purifies, pain brings you closer to divinity. But not just any pain—oh no, it has to be the right kind of pain, the 'approved' kind. Dying because a god decided so? Perfectly acceptable. Dying because society sends you to war? Legitimate. Dying because you're sick and nature has decreed that you must endure agony? A mysterious ordeal to be accepted with humility. But choosing to die because you decide it, in full clarity and without suffering? Heresy. And here lies the core of the issue: religions do not fight against death. They fight against the idea that you might claim it as your own. That you might choose when, how, and why, without needing approval from a higher authority. Because such a choice would mean you don't need redemption, forgiveness, or a transcendent justification for your actions. And that cannot be tolerated. So no, no religion will ever grant you the right to die without pain, without conditions, without first exhausting every possible way to remain tethered to existence. And not because they want to 'save' you, but because your freedom to choose your end is a threat to the entire system. Control is not exerted over the living or the dead, but over those trapped in the limbo between wanting to live and wanting to leave. That's where you are most vulnerable, most manageable, most inclined to seek answers that someone else has already written for you. So if you're looking for a religion that grants you the freedom to say 'Enough' without conditions, you'll have to create it yourself. But don't worry, history proves that even then, someone will find a way to ban it.
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