Brainfart or actual enlightenment?
To say I’m tired is an understatement. This kiddo has nothing on me!!
I am a pissy when it comes to staying up late during the week. Anything after 9 is late. I have a simple life, 2 jobs (1 day and 2nd but most tiring is parenting) and by the time 9 comes around I am exhausted.
Mom leaves for Canada today, to attend an Islamic wedding. Yep, stepbrother is getting hitched and they are going for the wedding. Mom hasn’t still made peace with the fact that he is Islamic, although she accepted it and is not trying to convert him.
The ‘not knowing what to expect’ is getting to her, so last night we had an amazing debate, starting with her refusing to eat the meat of ‘those people’. Now you know me, give me a religious battle and I will not budge on what I believe. It was great fun, but it also got me thinking. . . .
I believe there is a greater power, God, Allah, Jehova, The Devine One, Greater Spirit. Call it what you like, as they say, what’s your poison? This being created us homo sapiens to all be different, right? I mean we are different cultures, different colors, different genders and we have free will, that is the same in (most) religions. Why then the surprise and horror about the fact that different ways of worship is the way of the world. I wouldn’t force a tourist or visitor from a different background of mine to eat traditional boere-food (or as my Canadian dad says, baby puree), so if I don’t shove that down someone’s throat why would I want to do that with my way of worship? It is just not logical.
So why does it have to be a point of contention how you worship? Rivalry between different Islamic sects, war between Catholics and Protestants, the ‘I am right and you are wrong’ attitude we all have. I had an insight last night, I was no different. Did a lot of Christian bashing, but all the other religions I gave a break. Henceforth, unless some horrendous dead is committed in the name of (insert your poison here) I am not going to fuss about it. I don’t want to be judged and shunned because of what I believe and neither should I shun anyone.
One question I did ask of Mom last night, just before we had to leave at 11:30 (the baby puked on the couch, I figured he was saying: take me home wench) was “You know I believe there is a divinity out there and just because we worship differently doesn’t mean that either of us needs to be an infidel to the other. My only real issue with Christianity is: I can’t, for the life of me, imagine a higher being having to threaten people into belief. The ‘if you do not believe, you will be damned for eternity, mwhahahaha (evil laugh)’ thing is a turn-off. If we, as humans, didn’t have the inherent need to believe in something, I would understand. Point is, we do, that is why we have religion in the first place.
Okay, did my bit for the day to promote world peace and love among all. Can I go now? I’m sure I hear my bed calling, serious withdrawals for both of us.
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