Just Try It And See
We don't engage Buddhist practice because it's what the Buddha said we should do.
I think people lose sight of that sometimes. There can be a tendency at times to see Buddhist texts as magical truths because they're Buddhist texts. Instead, we should judge all the teachings and practices based on their own merit. The Buddha said we should judge the teachings for ourselves. But I don't care that the Buddha said it.
It's obvious that we should do that.
To follow Buddhism is to do the practices and see what the results are. All that matters is being more aware and compassionate. To see the world and our place in it with more clarity.