I just celebrated my first Easter in Europe, and more than anything it just got me thinking about religion. I stopped believing in God when I was 15, because I could not bring myself to subscribe to any belief that would condemn my father to any kind of Hell. Every since, I have longed to be naive enough to give myself blindly over to a belief, but I just can't seem to do it.
Every day I walk by the Stephansdom. A few days ago, Zach and I were able to sneak past the guards through the gates to get a closer look at the inside of the church, and sit in on a Catholic mass. While the art is beautiful, I still can't understand the power of religion. I think when something horrible happens in your life, most people swing one of two ways. They either blindly flock to religion for the answers to their problems; or they do what I did, and search for answers within themselves. I don't think anyone can really understand what I am talking about unless something truly tragic has befallen them.
Every day I walk by the Stephansdom. A few days ago, Zach and I were able to sneak past the guards through the gates to get a closer look at the inside of the church, and sit in on a Catholic mass. While the art is beautiful, I still can't understand the power of religion. I think when something horrible happens in your life, most people swing one of two ways. They either blindly flock to religion for the answers to their problems; or they do what I did, and search for answers within themselves. I don't think anyone can really understand what I am talking about unless something truly tragic has befallen them.
I can honestly say that I have been a bit unlucky in life at times. However, rather than flock to an opiate of the masses, I still prefer to search for the answers within myself. But that is just me........
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i rely on myself too in that respect. sometimes drew will ask me "who can you ask for helP?" like, implying God, and i'm like "myself." becauase it's true, you can only really rely on yourself to feel better, to find answers, and to get things done.
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