Got Religion?
Alright. So this has been on my mind a lot lately. I find that I only seek out god when things take a turn for the worse in my life. My conversations with the big man upstairs consist soley on bargaining and pleading.
"If I get this job, I'll do anything......I'll go back to church on Sundays."
"If this lump on my tit is benign....I'll baptize my kid."
I'm the antithesis of a "fair-weather friend". I don't practice religion when life is good, only when life is crap. And I'm starting to feel a bit guilty about this. I mean what kind of relationship is that?
I don't even know how to begin to repair this. I grew up with Catholicism shoved down my throat till I left home. I spent my twenties denouncing religion and running rampant from it. And now that I'm in my thirties, I'm beginning to question if there is actually something more to this. I want to believe that there is something bigger out there and in the end there is something good in store for us.
I have this hole in my life - almost like a missing puzzle piece where I think that if I could just find the right religion to suit me, it would fill that void. But how does one do that? How do I find the right religion that is a good fit for my belief system?
It makes me wish that they offered religion up to the consumers like they offer auto insurance up to us. I mean wouldn't it be great to go into a store and have someone life FLo from Progressive Insurance give you the run-down on what the various options are and how much it'll cost you?
"Look how much Pelin saved by going with Catholicism, and it only cost her One Soul and 2% of her Salary!"
Oh well, that is my rant for the day. I will conclude this blog with some food for thought pics:
Alright. So this has been on my mind a lot lately. I find that I only seek out god when things take a turn for the worse in my life. My conversations with the big man upstairs consist soley on bargaining and pleading.
"If I get this job, I'll do anything......I'll go back to church on Sundays."
"If this lump on my tit is benign....I'll baptize my kid."
I'm the antithesis of a "fair-weather friend". I don't practice religion when life is good, only when life is crap. And I'm starting to feel a bit guilty about this. I mean what kind of relationship is that?
I don't even know how to begin to repair this. I grew up with Catholicism shoved down my throat till I left home. I spent my twenties denouncing religion and running rampant from it. And now that I'm in my thirties, I'm beginning to question if there is actually something more to this. I want to believe that there is something bigger out there and in the end there is something good in store for us.
I have this hole in my life - almost like a missing puzzle piece where I think that if I could just find the right religion to suit me, it would fill that void. But how does one do that? How do I find the right religion that is a good fit for my belief system?
It makes me wish that they offered religion up to the consumers like they offer auto insurance up to us. I mean wouldn't it be great to go into a store and have someone life FLo from Progressive Insurance give you the run-down on what the various options are and how much it'll cost you?
"Look how much Pelin saved by going with Catholicism, and it only cost her One Soul and 2% of her Salary!"
Oh well, that is my rant for the day. I will conclude this blog with some food for thought pics:
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theaceface:
Mmm, that suit is a little too late sixties, Austin Powers-ish mod for my tastes (we call them "mustache mods"). I'm more early sixties. Think Quadrophenia.
dryad:
It's such a stupid habit. I know the internet is down, but I still go to look something up or check my email. 