Faith is a drug. People cling on to it because they want to feel secure. That is the importance of faith. Faith is closing your eyes and knowing that there is something greater than you that will guide you and protect you. Faith is believing in something that you might not see but you can sense and breathe. I don't have faith.I wake up. I brush. I eat. I go to school. I talk. I listen. I learn. I close my eyes and fall asleep. Here are the parts that I didn't write: I pray to God. I have faith him, I know he loves me, I know that I will live a good life and after I die I will join Him in heaven. I didn't write this because I am not sure.
Another reason why faith is important is because people want to be secure not only when they are alive but also after they die. To some people it works just like an 'insurance.' Ask yourself this, “Do you KNOW for sure that there IS a heaven and hell? Have you ever visited heaven or hell? Do you KNOW for sure that they are THERE?” Some people might say 'yes' as the Bible says so. Christians would disagree with me here (which is totally fine) but I find it a little difficult to believe that a sea was parted, miracles were cast, dead people were brought to life and God actually spoke to people. It sounds like a fictional tale to me.
(I distinctly remember that when I was new to TCIS, someone told me that “You will go to hell if you don't become Christian.” I laughed my head off because I thought it was a joke. It was beyond my wildest imagination that people believed in the concept of hell. Now, I have a better understanding of Christianity, therefore I don't find it funny.)
Imagine that there is no heaven or hell. You die and you find out that there was never a God, but you believed in him, because you had blind faith of his existence. Would you be satisfied with yourself if everything you believed in had been a fabrication of truth? I wouldn't.
9 comments:
Pritha,
I really like your post! Your point of view was very refreshing as you provided interesting examples to support your points.
"Faith is a drug. People cling on to it because they want to feel secure."
That was a really powerful statement and it makes one ponder the effects of faith and why it is so prominent in the world.
Also, you expressed yourself really well in your closing paragraph and agree with pretty much everything that's been said(you worded things better than I can elaborate). :)
Even though I do not agree with some of the things that you have written I really liked the way you wrote them. There are many things that I do agree with and many things that do make sense and some that do not but I am not good at the whole convincing talk and I might sound mean so I shall not say anything ....
Danika, If there is something you want to say, I dont think you slould restrict yourself thinking that you would offend me. I think you could disagree without being convincing or rude.
Great post. It made me think a lot. But I don't think anyone would regret living a life based on faith even if they figure out that it was a mere illusion in the end. You know that if you live a life based on the 7 sins according to the bible, you will not be satisfied.
I'm not too sure I understand your statement, "I don't have faith." Faith is to have complete trust in someone or something. I am pretty sure you have some belief; it's just choosing Christianity as your faith that might be the challenge.
I really like your blog. It is very different from any other blogs I have read; you are not afraid of who you are, at least on blogger.com. :)
aaah.. I think by saying 'I don't have faith' I mean that right now, I can't convince myself to believe in that 'illusion' that there is something more out there. Maybe there is. I am not sure, hence I don't have faith. I am still in the porcess of questioning and seeking. anyway, thanks for commenting!:)
Ok then >_< what I did not agree with was when you said "I don't have faith." that is not true faith does not always have to be the belief in God it can be the belief in anything unseen. For example, you do not see true friendship someone can just be "fattening you with friendship" and then betray you. You do not know that and so you trust the person. That is you having faith in that person and believing that they are a good friend (just do not go and doubt all your friends though haha...). The ending “Would you be satisfied with yourself if everything you believed in had been a fabrication of truth?”I like the fact that you give your view however according to me it seems like you do not want to be let down or because you have some pride and you do not want to chance things. However, I like the way you say faith=insurance for some reason, as sometimes it does seem like that. Maybe the reason I disagreed with some of this blog was just because: I have faith in some of the things that you said you did not have faith in and I was letting it foolishly make me think 'oh~ thats incorrect'. I'm sorry I just feel like I am being really mean. v_v
Ahh,, Ur not being mean!^^I think it is always important to inquire. Well, let me go over my points. I don't think my not having faith has anything to do with my pride. As I mentioned in my post that I find it hard to believe in certain things that are stated in the bible, therefore I don't want to believe them and after I die find out that there was never heaven, hell or God. Its like you not believing in the whole concept of 'rebirth' after death in Hinduism.
Well, I mean when it comes to friendship its more like 'trust' instead of faith? I mean of course there is trust in faith, but I don't necessarily have to have faith in my friend. I guess how I define faith is more like being 'blind' in a way and completely believing in something that might not be there. For example, I can 'see' and 'tell' that my friend loves me due to their actions and them being there for me. On the other hand, I don't exactly 'see' God helping me. If I had faith in him, I would. But I don't have faith.
(LOL, If my friends were to fatten my with friendship that would be SCARY, but I TRUST them so they wouldn't do that.)I hope you have a better Idea of what I mean now^^. I think I should have written more on my blog than on the comments to clarify my points:P.. Please feel free to ask more if I am not being clear. Thanks for responding, :)
"Faith is a drug. People cling ont to it because they want to feel secure." Well...I partly agree with this point. I do believe that faith is something people rely upon for comfort - or for something to blame upon for later. It is indeed like a drug because you really can't live without having faith and you can barely lose faith either...at least until you suffer the consequences of having the wrong faith, just like taking the wrong drug.
I agree with your point that "people want to be secure not only when they are alive, but also after they die." You can count me as an example. I call myself a Christian sometimes just because I want to (at least) force myself to believe that heaven and eternal life exists, and I would not have to fear death. But seriously...I can never have hard evidence (since I don't completely call myself a Christian, I can't/don't want to really use the Bible as the evidence) to prove such a place/reward exists.
Faith is indeed a scary host of your life - you may depend on it, but it may not make your dependence worth.
Nice Post! =]
Christy
Ask yourself this, “Do you KNOW for sure that there IS a heaven and hell? Have you ever visited heaven or hell? Do you KNOW for sure that they are THERE?”
So I did: Yes there is a heaven and there is a hell. I know for sure. I have heard God speak directly to me - I have experienced Christ living in my heart - I hear the still small voice of the Holy Spirit prompt me to pray. Just because I can't see the wind; doesn't mean that it doesn't exist - I can feel it on my face and see it's effects as it blows through the trees. And oneday, I pray that you will have a baby... and when you hold that precious miracle in your arms - you will need no more proof. God would have spoken so clearly and His proof of being the creator of all; will be there for you to "see,feel and know" beyond a shadow of a doubt. Mrs.Mc.
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