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A struggle of morals and happiness
14 years ago
Does love make you _____? It makes me _____. Especially when you've fallen deep into it. When you're in love things that never seemed likely/possible suddenly are. I feel like I could fly.
Everytime it is different. You think you knew what love was until you've given and received it all over again.
You can't just put it out of your mind, either. Your mind races to fit all the little pieces of your life together... with that one special person being the single missing piece that holds the rest of it together. The piece that makes your world complete.
You hope and pray that they feel the same way about you, and they do. There is no greater feeling.
I'm non-religious. I call myself this because I find atheists to be just as bigoted and polarizing as Christians. I believe that people should believe in any religion they want. When an atheist mocks a Christian for believing, it makes me sad. They're essentially trying to convince them their life is meaningless and stealing their dreams of being more than just a walking piece of meat. Being an atheist does not make you happier. I can tell you I would rather be a delusional Christian than an atheist whose existence completely ends six feet under.
That being said...
I have a problem with religions when they make rules that keep you from having a happy life that does NOT infringe on other people's happiness, and may even be beneficial to their happiness, too. Religions promise severe punishment to keep people from going against them. Back when religions were developed I'm sure there were very practical reasons for their rules. Ancient people's could not fathom bloodborn pathogens or other diseases that develop as a result of these "unclean" acts. These rules no longer hold merit like they once did because we have evolved to the point where we can perform these acts safely and be aware of the risks we're taking.
Everytime it is different. You think you knew what love was until you've given and received it all over again.
You can't just put it out of your mind, either. Your mind races to fit all the little pieces of your life together... with that one special person being the single missing piece that holds the rest of it together. The piece that makes your world complete.
You hope and pray that they feel the same way about you, and they do. There is no greater feeling.
I'm non-religious. I call myself this because I find atheists to be just as bigoted and polarizing as Christians. I believe that people should believe in any religion they want. When an atheist mocks a Christian for believing, it makes me sad. They're essentially trying to convince them their life is meaningless and stealing their dreams of being more than just a walking piece of meat. Being an atheist does not make you happier. I can tell you I would rather be a delusional Christian than an atheist whose existence completely ends six feet under.
That being said...
I have a problem with religions when they make rules that keep you from having a happy life that does NOT infringe on other people's happiness, and may even be beneficial to their happiness, too. Religions promise severe punishment to keep people from going against them. Back when religions were developed I'm sure there were very practical reasons for their rules. Ancient people's could not fathom bloodborn pathogens or other diseases that develop as a result of these "unclean" acts. These rules no longer hold merit like they once did because we have evolved to the point where we can perform these acts safely and be aware of the risks we're taking.
Religion and Politics and even Fandom leadership is all about power and control, though denied publicly, there is a euphoric feeling o being the head of something, molding a group's perception of something.
Agreed with the stance on Religion, I don't give a cr*p what someone believes in, but it stops there I don't need the "Regional Salesman" to start marketing insurance for my soul. And when it's done in a public venue and harassed when coming and going from a WalMart, I fear I go on the offensive.
This kinda sums it up for me.
http://verydemotivational.memebase......ters-religion/
Honestly, I hate Marketers/Advertising/Salespeople... Even if the only thing you are trying to Market is an Idea.
No means No.
In regards to happiness, I get a certain joy out of working on my house, keeping the lawn trim; you have to accept the 'Small Rewards' in life as they come and forget about the utopia of never-ending happiness, it simply does not exist without sorrow, pain and disappointment. (Or all that inflicted on others due to Drug Usage and the Ultimate Demise... Not that I am against drug abuse, it helps keep the population in control and plays well into the Planned Obsolescence that the genetic disposition to drug abuse allows. )
In my case, Life and Reality is what I make of it, it's the only Life I can control, for better or worse, it is my responsibility to make the best of it.
Yeah, I am a cold hearted bastard...
I know there is no utopia of never-ending happiness. But I'd like to think he could make me forget about all my troubles. Staring into his eyes and all my worries will just melt away, cause I know that he will do anything he can to make sure I'm happy, and I the same for him. We don't need the rest of the world so long as we have each other.