I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. I don't believe in destiny or fate or soulmates (in the traditional sense, at least, but that's a whole other blog in itself), or any of those idealistic fantasies, but I do believe that life is not random. There have been too many occurences in my life that were perfectly coordinated for life to be one huge coincidence. I believe that things have a way of working themselves out regardless of circumstances or human error. The only way to truly fuck up your life is to not do anything about it. Make decisions. Even if they're the wrong ones, something good will eventually come of it. It is in our indecision that we stagnate and fail.
I don't think that there's a plan for each of us in the form of an unchangeable destiny; I see it as more of a general outline that we inevitably follow as a result of our own characters and personalities. And there is some...thing that is gently guiding it all. I dislike the term "God" because I feel that it (like so many other concepts) has been corrupted by mankind. Humans have taken ideas that are supposed to be pure, ideas like God and love, and turned them into something dark and twisted, things to be feared. I believe in karma, and that good things happen to good people, either in this world or the next. I don't think that I--or anyone else, for that matter--will suffer for eternity because we discovered sex before we were married.
I can't even honestly say that I think someone like Hitler will spend eternity suffering for what he did. Yes, it was terrible. But mankind cannot make up his mind on how many gods there are, or what they are like, or if they even exist. How are we to determine how a deity will judge us if we cannot even decide whether it is even there? Who are we to judge in its place?
Note: This entire thing went in a completely different
direction than I intended, but that's okay. I had a long,
involved conversation with my sister just now and I
meant to write about it. But I liked the way this turned
out so I decided to keep it. Hence the discontinuity
between the title and the subject matter. Forgive my
inability to think of a topic and stick with it.
direction than I intended, but that's okay. I had a long,
involved conversation with my sister just now and I
meant to write about it. But I liked the way this turned
out so I decided to keep it. Hence the discontinuity
between the title and the subject matter. Forgive my
inability to think of a topic and stick with it.
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4 comments:
basic ten commandments observation: If "God" actually handed down the ten commandments to Moses, one of them states "Worship no other gods but myself" or something to that affect, sorry I'm protestant. if in fact this is the word of God, Man did not determine how many gods there were, the christian god just stated there were others....Now flash forward to today; "If you don't believe in jesus, you don't believe in a God...you're a satanist, et cetera" is a common viewpoint in the christian church. This is funny to myself, and why I hate organized religion. personally I think the Pope holds himself higher than god....polluting sends you to hell, yhea thanks pope blow me so I can sue a dioscese please.
it's an incentive, that new stuff.
the benedict is actually surprising a lot of people with how current he is. the new commandments? that's very daring. john paul was a great leader, but he was very traditional. this new guy, well, he's doing stuff a whole 'nother way.
he knows he's influential, and he knows the planet's in trouble. he used his power as an incentive. the commandments are more guidelines than laws. he's just trying to help.
I love reading the stuff htat u write! I know that I dont comment a lot but u write soo well its insane! love it!!! =)
Thanks Tiff. Love you :)
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