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Skye's Rant
12 years ago
So basically, I got a really lovely statue of one of the Hindu gods, Ganesha. I love it to pieces. My mom, she's hardcore Christian/Anglican. Which I'm not saying is a bad thing per-say, since I believe in God as well...I just don't necessarily agree with organized religion...anyways, that stuff is for later.
Well, she sees it, and she flips shit. She goes on to tell me about how she doesn't want any BUDDHIST figures in her home (which technically isn't even hers, but anyway) and how that BUDDHISM is all about worshiping the devil, and how it's violent and yada yada yada. I didn't really argue, I basically just woke up and I was pretty much incoherent anyway, but now that I can get my thoughts together, I can rant about it.
First of all, she has absolutely no idea what she's talking about, obviously. Ganesha is a Hindu god, not Buddhist. I mean okay, Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism, but the two are still in different likelihoods of one another. And secondly, Hindus aren't about violence and "worshiping the devil". Once again, if she knew what she was talking about she wouldn't have said those things. I actually took a real offense to that...it's about loving one another and striving for a better planet and universe...isn't that what we need nowadays? I know I can't really be mad at her, she's ignorant, but it still hurts. A lot.
And she also went to say something about how me being multireligious is going to hurt me.
I see no evidence of this. In fact, it's helped me rather than anything else. If I didn't find my spirituality when I did, I probably wouldn't be here right now, I'd be six feet under. I just wish she could take all this false assumptions away and put her ignorance behind her and just see that I'm a better person now than I ever was before. Honestly, just throw all the religion away and I'm a happy woman that is striving to hopefully one day become a journalist, get married, have kids, and make a difference is someone's life. The religious aspect is such a tiny part of me, just how like being a furry and being pansexual is as well. They do make me, well, me, and if you take that away I won't be who I am...but the point I'm trying to make here is that no matter what, I'm still Sabrina. Or Skye. :p
Anyways, sorry for the long read...and to those who did read, thanks. Oh, I'm also having my best friend keep Ganesha for me until college, I know he'll be just fine there. :)
Well, she sees it, and she flips shit. She goes on to tell me about how she doesn't want any BUDDHIST figures in her home (which technically isn't even hers, but anyway) and how that BUDDHISM is all about worshiping the devil, and how it's violent and yada yada yada. I didn't really argue, I basically just woke up and I was pretty much incoherent anyway, but now that I can get my thoughts together, I can rant about it.
First of all, she has absolutely no idea what she's talking about, obviously. Ganesha is a Hindu god, not Buddhist. I mean okay, Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism, but the two are still in different likelihoods of one another. And secondly, Hindus aren't about violence and "worshiping the devil". Once again, if she knew what she was talking about she wouldn't have said those things. I actually took a real offense to that...it's about loving one another and striving for a better planet and universe...isn't that what we need nowadays? I know I can't really be mad at her, she's ignorant, but it still hurts. A lot.
And she also went to say something about how me being multireligious is going to hurt me.
I see no evidence of this. In fact, it's helped me rather than anything else. If I didn't find my spirituality when I did, I probably wouldn't be here right now, I'd be six feet under. I just wish she could take all this false assumptions away and put her ignorance behind her and just see that I'm a better person now than I ever was before. Honestly, just throw all the religion away and I'm a happy woman that is striving to hopefully one day become a journalist, get married, have kids, and make a difference is someone's life. The religious aspect is such a tiny part of me, just how like being a furry and being pansexual is as well. They do make me, well, me, and if you take that away I won't be who I am...but the point I'm trying to make here is that no matter what, I'm still Sabrina. Or Skye. :p
Anyways, sorry for the long read...and to those who did read, thanks. Oh, I'm also having my best friend keep Ganesha for me until college, I know he'll be just fine there. :)
She seems to be of an extremist belief, something that I'm afraid to say maybe killing tolerance in our culture. Hinduism is definitely not a religion without its flaws (such as the belief that the wife should die with the husband), but it is a religion built on tranquility and peace. Plus, it is a part of Hinduism culture in that they believe that their God is the same as any other God, such as God the Father, Allah, or Jehovah, so in a very technical term she's kind of going against God in this respect.
Multireligious....uh, sorry, but I honestly didn't think such a thing existed. Most religions would clash with eachother, so I didn't think someone could believe in two or more things. Then again, with Hinduism's extreme tolerance I should probably not be surprised.
So all-in-all, I have to side with you right here. I can understand that your mother is worrying for your immortal soul as is apart of Christianity (I am Christian myself), but one thing about being a Christian is to be loving and understanding, atleast that's what I believe. And one factor of that is understanding that someone else believes in something else. To be honest, you still believe in the same God, just with different practice. And on the subject of Buddhism, that religion actually isn't evil at all; it's based on peace and tranquility. I can't remember the name, but I remember reading on one king who was so traumatized at the blood of one of his battles that he converted to Buddhism, and through that his kingdom prospered.
I digress; Point being, you've got the benefit of the doubt.