Oh the other day somebody was saying they were gonna be busy with their family and to make a merit so I wasn't really sure what they meant but I guess it was for that. I don't really follow any religious traditions anymore I don't think it really does anything so waste of time to me lol. I guess for people no matter what the religion it's just seen as a good thing to do so people like to follow it. Just for me I don't think any of it is needed but people can do what they want. If anything it's just something to do so if that's what people like they can have fun with it. For me most religions it's crazy what people believe is true and lie to theirselves to feel better but Buddhism doesn't seem so bad since it doesn't involve all the fake beliefs based on the definition I read of it. So actually that one seems more ok to me but I still wouldn't do anything extra involving it unless it seems fun. I mostly don't like Christianity or Islam since they lie to themselves thinking they get rewarded once they die if they're a decent person. It's just stupidity to me to believe something silly like that. I just believe that you make the best out of whatever life you get and try to be satisfied with it until your time is done. People aren't any better than any other animal in the world so you have to just deal with what you get since that's nature and be satisfied with it. So if you're Buddhist that one is closer to what is true so it's more ok with me lol. Ok I'm done