The debate you really shouldn't have

You all know how two of the most important things in our society may just be religion and politics. Some may say those two things are taboo and must never be spoken of in a public forum because of all the consequences of doing such would incur. It is possible to have a very civilised and intelligent discussion about these topics and today was quite insightful and an eventful one. It involved religion. That one thing that always starts some conflict between two or more otherwise rational people.

Coming from a catholic background I do have my own strong beliefs. But being catholic does not limit me at all to just accepting or acknowledging things that are said in my religion. I'm open to things that may be foreign because all my life I have been exposed to ideas and things that allow me to think beyond just what I know and what I've been taught. I have many friends from multiple cultural backgrounds so naturally we have several different beliefs ourselves but we try not to have that affect our relationships with each other.

We had a pleasant conversation about what each of us believed. I have my catholic friends, my hindu friends, my bhuddist friends, my atheist friends, my friends who have no idea. I have a lot of people around me with varied opinions on everything. Even though we believe in different things there is one thing we all agree on. That is that we have to live life to the fullest the way we want to. None of us want to just exsist. We want to live. We all have different ideas on what living is but the underlying idea is the same in them all.

We talked about the idea of religion. It's hard to prove a religion but it's just as hard to disprove it. There have been many belief systems spanning the lifetime of our humanity. The Egyptians, the Mayans, the Greeks and Romans (they're religions were so similar well practically the same but different names for their gods) the Chinese, the Vikings, the Indians. There's been many and they all have their own roots and validity. In my eyes there is not "true" or one right religion. They all have their pros and cons but in the end it is up to the person to choose if they believe in it or not. I think religion was made so that people could blame the unexplainable on some higher power but other than that it gave people a source of hope.

Well that's a little thing I had on my mind. Had to get it out there. Well that's it for me tonight. The Illogical Thinker signing off.

Looking back on the past.

Well lately I've just been dead. I think that's what the school holidays do to you I guess. I've been stuck in my room cleaning well not really cleaning but moving stuff out because it was getting crowded. Had to get rid of my keyboard because it's big and fate and taking up floor space. Anyway moving/cleaning stuff in my room had me come across so much stuff from years gone bye.

I found my grade six memo book thingo and whenever I look at it I laugh. Now I can see how much I've changed but in some ways I still haven't. My friend and I had a nice chat looking back at the yester-years that were primary school. We laughed at all the random stuff we got up to. Makes me miss the paint fights we used to have and all the practical jokes we played on our teacher. We couldn't even remember half the things we did though. I guess those memories are being replaced with one that are just being made now. But even though there are memories to be made I don't like just forgetting what has happened in the past.

I actually found my writing (poetry mainly) from a couple of months ago to about a year ago that I had practically forgotten about. I can see how much of a depressed child I was. I've always had my problems and I know everyone else does as well but when you're facing something major yourself it's hard to not centre on what's wrong with you and your life. I know how stupid I used to be and it took me a while to realise that. It took time and a friend not giving up on me to make me see how stupid even the most logical people can be. She and I have kind of lost touch recently but she had such a big impact on my life that she's one of those unforgettable people you meet and are lucky to have been able to call friend. One night after she helped out of a major mess of mine I just wrote how I felt.

You built me up when I broke down
You picked me up off of the ground
You held me through it all

I said life wasn't worth living
But you persevered and kept on giving
Gave me the strength to keep on going

And I know now what I ignored
You shone a light for me to see
I can make a change for the better
Thanks to you

It's been a while since I was me
It had been a while since I had felt something
Other than just pain and suffering
I was just a shell of my former self

You're my angel, my saviour
The reason I'm still living
You are the light in my eternal darkness
The one glimmer of hope I could see

You changed my life
So I could start anew

You're the one person I could never forget
I owe you everything and so much more
And even if for some reason we grow apart
Please know I keep you in my heart
Thank you for my life back
Thank you for not giving up

And that's just what I wrote in a way thanking her. As you can see she was really important in my life for turning it around. I really do owe her everything. She's my angel and I will be eternally grateful to her.

So yeah that was just me talking about my feelings. Well thank you and until my next post and I have realised how inconsistent I am. See you around, the Illogical Thinker.