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applesauce
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Date: July 16, 2015 10:16AM
I’m no longer a Mormon. I’m not really a Christian. Not really questioning whether there is a God or not. There might be, so I guess I’m not an atheist. I’m not so much into Eastern religions either.
I don’t really care! I’m a “live and let live” kind of person. Is Mormonism right for you? Great, go for it. Questioning God, or just plain don’t believe in God? Fantastic for you!
Don’t confuse this with not caring “about” people. I do care about each person as a person. (Being raised as a Mormon bigot is a hard obstacle to overcome, and I’m not perfect, but I do try really hard and have come a long way in my ability to respect individuals, mostly because I want to be respected as such.) I can empathize. I can respect others for their opinions and beliefs. I love people, particularly my close knit group, and I work with the public every day, and I enjoy that work.
But please, I don’t care about what others believe. I mean, if it works for them, then great, they should knock themselves out. But why do people feel the need to impose their beliefs on other people? I just wish this madness would stop.
My beliefs are MINE. I cannot expect anyone else to understand, let alone expect a person to take on my beliefs because they work for ME. I have had 50 years of life experience, and hundreds, if not thousands of little incidents that cause me to believe what I believe, and NOBODY can ever come close to thinking what I think, feeling what I feel, and knowing what I know. There are people out there with similar thoughts and experiences, and it’s great to collaborate with these people, but at the end of the day, I am unique, with one-of-a-kind life experiences that add up to a “religion” that is mine, and mine alone.
Even my husband, with whom I’m very close, doesn’t know all there is to know about me. Ha, even I don’t know as much about myself as I would like to know. How on earth can someone bring a one-size-fits-all religion to me and expect me to take it on, let alone fit in to their crowd?
Is there a word for someone like me? I just do not care what others believe.
Anyone else feel the same?
applesauce