What is religion?
Posted by shiania on July 5, 2008
I put this category in here, so I guess I should start to write something in here.
To be honest, when I added this category there was a lot going on in my head with regard to finding God. Now? Well, it all seems to have seeped out my left ear and flew out the bathroom window.
But wait!!! There’s a slight flicker of something coming toward me in the far off distance. Oh hang on, it’s only a train because I am walking on the tracks again. Best be sorting that out, I guess.
So, religious beliefs and practises. For the life of me, and possibly my soul (if i actually have one that is) I have no idea what I believe any more. I know I try to maintain a highly moral life these days. Raising the children with some strong moral structure in place is important to me. I dont want them to be raised the same way I was in this respect.
It is quite bizarre that we do not attend a church or follow one specific faith. I have dabbled in so many of them over the years that I should have found one that suits me. But no.
What I want for my children mostly, is not to grow up to be hippocrates. I want them to live what they fundamentally believe. This may be considerably different to what I believe to be, but as long as they truly live by what they believe then I shall be a content parent.
I guess I would have a lot of trouble if my children grow up to be serial killers or similar, but I would hope that I would have enough sense to TRY to understand why they would fundamentally believe such things.
Ha! Who am I kidding? I would kick their sad and sorry butts all over the place if they grew up to be wanton criminals. However, it is up to my partner and I to ensure they don’t, and try to follow at least some of the guidelines we have put in place.
And there I go again, running off on tangents that don’t even pertain to the category. So, I think what I might do is maybe try to put together some of the positive aspects of some of the beliefs that I have dabbled with and see if there is one that stands out for me, particularly.
What can it hurt?
