Reflection On Honey You Re Scaring Children
Honey, You’re Scaring The Children When I realized I can think for myself -- that I can question things-- is when I truly started living. When I stepped outside of myself, and questioned something for what it was or what it could be. When I completely eliminated bias as a whole; or at least how I saw it from my window of perspective; this was living. This topic I am about to bring up is..controversial and is something that you may not agree with yourself; the topic I am implying is religion. Note that what I am about to say is nothing more than a result of my personal journey, and in no way am I trying to sell you this way of thinking -- you decide that for yourself.
During the summer of last year I was really into Christianity, I wanted …show more content…
By the time I locked my phone it changed my life in such a way I cannot describe. If you're getting the idea that I’m just simply a brainwashed follower of this individual, and that I'm “Just too young,” to make decisions like this, then what about the kids who are “children of Christ”? They never get told both sides of the story, depriving them of what they ultimately are entitled to know. Believe me I spent many hours pondering if I should become Agnostic. I remember being in the parking lot of Kroger, waiting on my grandma to come out thinking to myself, “Am I really going to do this? What if I’m wrong and burn in a fiery pit of damnation forever? What if grandma finds out? What will she think?”, a sick feeling swamped my stomach while adrenaline was pumping rapidly through my veins. It's a very.. odd feeling leaving your religion, is not any easy thing at first because you've thought it to be truth basically your whole and until now your just going to throw it all away? I decided that being an Atheist for me, is like growing up; you put things in rational frame of understanding and realize..this is real..it's much like when your pet, or family member passes you have that sudden moment of realization. You realize how much time you wasted worrying about sin and not enough time living -- that's how it was for me
During the summer of last year I was really into Christianity, I wanted …show more content…
By the time I locked my phone it changed my life in such a way I cannot describe. If you're getting the idea that I’m just simply a brainwashed follower of this individual, and that I'm “Just too young,” to make decisions like this, then what about the kids who are “children of Christ”? They never get told both sides of the story, depriving them of what they ultimately are entitled to know. Believe me I spent many hours pondering if I should become Agnostic. I remember being in the parking lot of Kroger, waiting on my grandma to come out thinking to myself, “Am I really going to do this? What if I’m wrong and burn in a fiery pit of damnation forever? What if grandma finds out? What will she think?”, a sick feeling swamped my stomach while adrenaline was pumping rapidly through my veins. It's a very.. odd feeling leaving your religion, is not any easy thing at first because you've thought it to be truth basically your whole and until now your just going to throw it all away? I decided that being an Atheist for me, is like growing up; you put things in rational frame of understanding and realize..this is real..it's much like when your pet, or family member passes you have that sudden moment of realization. You realize how much time you wasted worrying about sin and not enough time living -- that's how it was for me