Isn't it Enough!?

I always spent my younger years detached from religion and the idea of "a creator". This wasn't because my parents tried to influence me or protect me; it just never really had any importance in our family home. Jehovah's witnesses would come knocking on our door in London and we'd politely turn them away and say we weren't interested. And that's what I never really understood. Why!? Isn't it enough that YOU already have "the ultimate truth"? Why would you waste time going around pestering people with your ideas of this and that.....

I never really got that till this past year when I decided to begin my semi-spiritual journey. I say that because I approached the matter with much trepidation and a fear of the unknown. This was all very new to me and I confess I was afraid of "missing out" at many times. I still am.

So I started reading. A lot. I guess my main reason for kick starting this endeavor was the abundance of Christian friends and missionaries I had forged relationships with over the past year or two in my high school. I wanted to better understand them and their faith. It is also worth mentioning that I was intrigued by religion, and the Bible in particular, because SO many people considered it Holy and God's word. I mean, if a greater percentage of Earth's population believes something to be true, then surely it has to be? Right?

This period of scrutinizing scripture and popular opinion continued for a few months and slowly I began to create my own perception of what was going on. I finally began talking to people about what I believed. I found compelled to share MY version of "the ultimate truth" with friends and family. Needless to say, with all the theist friends I have, this caused a lot of "heated debates". But it's ironic, I thought those Jehovah's witnesses were crazy and out of place, but I had turned into one of them. I wanted people to hear MY interpretation of things. So, to answer the title, it was not, and never will be, enough for me to know or believe. We all have a voice (or fingers for those of us who are into blogging :D ) and it would be a damn shame if we didn't use it. Diversity is something that has made the human race like no other. To me, thats probably the only good thing religion has done for humans (thats not including all the wars that have been fought in the name of God and all the lives that have been taken because we felt our creator commanded us of this, but, I digress).

To summarize, "In The Image Of" is simply a collection of essay's on topics that I have (and still am) contemplated over this past year. I felt it was time to organize my thoughts and hopefully reach a broader range of audience. For any of you who are wondering what I actually believe; I'm not telling! I'm sure you will be able to decipher my convictions while reading my pieces.

One more thing: I reserve the right to be mistaken. I also reserve the right to make a fool of myself by not believing in something or believing in something else. I will never be closed to a one dimensional realm of belief, much like religion tries to make us do, but will be open to everything. Who knows, in a few months I might be blogging about how foolish I was the past two years and accept Christ as my Saviour. Or Allah. Maybe even Buddha.....