I'll admit when I pressed the publish button I was expecting something like this:
Or this...
Surprising I mainly got this...
And maybe a little this...
Which I find a bit funny considering this...
But I digress...
After I posted my blog post I was told by many that they appreciated how I didn't seem bitter or angry. It's funny because I know exactly the type of people they are talking about. I get it. It's upsetting to see things against your church. And feel comforted that your newsfeed won't be filled with it on my behalf.
One question I have been asked several times since I posted is, "So what do you believe now?"
And honestly I don't claim to know all the answers and I don't believe that anybody does. There are parts of me that says it really doesn't make sense that there isn't a god. But then another part of me says that its very possible there isnt one. I don't disbelieve or believe in a God. I guess I just don't focus on that so much anymore. If there is a god I don't think it really matters. Should that change the way you live? Or the way you treat people? I think if there is a God he would be upset not with whether someone goes to church or not but with how much name calling and divisions there are among the people in the name of religion and politics. At least thats how I think the God I would want to spend eternity with would act.
I believe in compassion. I believe in doing good to others for no reason but just to be good. I believe in small acts of kindness. I believe in fascilitating empathy in your children so they can grow up to care about the world. I recycle because I care about my environment.
I'm just like you. I'm doing the best I can to raise my children with great values. I haven't fogotten that.
I guess all I'm trying to say is this: Just don't be an asshole.
Ex-mormon, mormons, people of the world: You can say what you believe or don't believe without being an asshole. It's really that simple.
Well said!!
ReplyDeleteWell said! I'll admit, I missed your last post... so I at the beginning of THIS post, I thought you referring to your other post about exercise, competition, self esteem, etc and I was totally confused lol.
ReplyDeleteI don't come from a religious background. I've spent a good amount of my teenage and adult life trying to decide if I believe in a God or not. And, like you said, there are some many reasons to believe either way. But, I've decided not to follow a certain religion because I don't agree with the politics, fighting, and unruliness of it all. Instead, I'm trying to be the best person I can be. And, I could've written a lot of what you said about myself :)