For millennia, humanity has been guided by prophets and teachers who preached love, humility, and unity. Yet, the world remains divided by ego, power, and belief. This essay explores why, despite the wisdom of our religions, we continue to repeat the same moral and spiritual mistakes — and what it means for our collective evolution.

Across the centuries, prophets, sages, and teachers have appeared to remind humankind of the same simple truths: love one another, live with compassion, and seek the divine within. Yet, despite the wisdom handed down through every religion, civilization continues to struggle with the same divisions — of race, creed, class, and power. The question is not whether we were taught the truth, but why we still fail to live it.

At the heart of this failure lies human attachment — to identity, tradition, and power. We cling to what feels familiar, even when it confines us. Religion, born as a bridge between humanity and the divine, often becomes a fortress of exclusion. Traditions meant to preserve meaning turn into cages that protect comfort and resist change. Over time, the message of unity transforms into the machinery of hierarchy, and the symbols of truth become tools of control.

This paradox is not divine in origin; it is human. The same instinct that once kept our ancestors safe in tribes now fuels our spiritual narrowness. We fear what is different, mistaking difference for danger. We build walls of belief around ourselves and call them sacred, not realizing that truth was never meant to be owned — only discovered.

The great reformers of history all sought to break these walls. Each called humanity to return to essence: humility over pride, understanding over dogma, compassion over control. Yet, the cycle repeats, for institutions have a life of their own, and the ego finds new ways to survive, even in the language of holiness.

Perhaps the deeper lesson is that humanity is still growing — intellectually advanced but spiritually young. We know how to build empires, but not how to build understanding. We master the language of God, but not the silence where God speaks.

True religion, then, is not a set of traditions, but a movement toward awakening — a journey from the self that clings to the self that lets go. The day we see faith not as a boundary but as a bridge, humanity will have finally learned what it has been taught for millennia: that the divine was never divided — only our hearts were.