I'm always amused when Athiests get offended by religious statements. Wether it be a cross, a billboard, a church fundraiser, a t-shirt or merely a faith inspired country music song. If you don't believe that something exhists and very clearly do not want anyone to chang eyour opinions, then why does something that you don't believe in and no one is asking you to believe in, offend you so much? You can tell me your theories all day long, at the end of the day you're still going to believe that you evolved from a monkey and I'm still going to believe that my life has a God given purpose.
Not that I believe that all churches are the same. Not that I believe that going to church automatically makes you a good person. Not that I believe that stating you believe in God and then not living as though you do means that you are all together. I just believe that everyone should be able to live their life as they please. I would rather live my life as God intended, obviously I fall short constantly. I am not perfect, I'm not going to tell anybody that they should be just like me, because I know I have more issues than a Cosmo subscription.
I'm not perfect, but neither are you. I don't care if you believe or not, I don't even care if you're a hypocrite. I just don't want to hear about it. I have friends who are Christians, who care a great deal about the people that are in their life, people who truly want to make a difference. I have friends who are Christians, read their bible every morning, get wasted every weekend, dress like whores and go to church every Sunday. I have athiest friends who are similar. Some try to be good people and some just don't care. I believe that there are some religions that are truly messed up, and if I see someone who thinks it's their religious duty to protest at a soldier's funeral, then I'm going to dislike them instantly. Not because it's a difference of opinion, but because I think it's wrong. It's one of the things that make me a little different from people who forgive easily. I'm not perfect, and I'm not above choosing sides. But it's not about religion, it's about your relationship with the creator. It's about how you see yourself. It's about who you strive to be, not who people think you are.
I don't care what you are, I'll treat you all the same. You're not my judge, so it doesn't matter what you think of me. The only thing that changes is wether or not I'm going to tell you that I'm praying for you or not. I'll only tell someone that I'm praying for them if I think that they need to hear it, if they need to feel like they're not in their issues alone. I believe that God is everyone's savior, I believe that he watches over me and has a place for me. And I believe that everyone has the oprotunity to find the faith, hope and love that I've found with God. Amen.
Love,
Alice
I'll tell you a bit about my religion.
ReplyDeleteThere are three modes of life.
Saatvik - The mode of goodness
Rajasik - The mode of passion
Tamasik - The mode of ignorance
At any given point of time, one of these three modes is dominant in us.
So, if you see a poor beggar on the street and give him something to eat, the saatvik mode is dominant.
If you go to a bar and get drunk silly and create a scene, the rajasik mode is dominant.
And if you like that little ear stud in the shop and sneak it out without paying, the tamasik mode is dominant.
There is a never ending struggle between these three modes inside of us. Which one would be dominant depends on the environment you surround yourself with.
You will invariably find that people who are God conscious are in the mode of goodness more times than others. There is this little thing called conscience inside everyone of us which becomes more and more active as we get closer to God and consequently the saatvik mode starts overpowering the other two modes inside us. The people who have brought about the greatest social changes in the world - Martin Luther king, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa and many others - have all had one thing in common. The all had very strong spiritual foundations.
So being God conscious is a necessity. Just like you cannot know what a fruit tastes like unless you actually taste it, similarly you can never know the love and bliss of God unless you actually try to love Him. The atheists are really missing out on this.
There's a lot more I can talk about. But maybe another day.
Loved your post.