(((((mlyn)))))

I am sorry that happened to you mlyn, and as you can see by Queen of Chaos's post you are not alone in that. I don't think that real "FAITH" was ever meant to be as organized as it is, it is man that did that, and given that, there will be power sought by it, and even abuse unfortunately.

Thats why I thought about the books and the stories and the messages and human lessons learned and all the wisdom that came from all of that history. And often I think that the fighting that took place and still takes place is not really done by those who have real "FAITH" and practice it in their lives, but, instead by those who use "FAITH" for power and a means to gain other lands or possessions.

Personally when I break it down to the simple true messages and what that might mean to me, one person in a big world full of natural things that never cease to amaze me, I can open myself up to understanding how to accept the true essance of "FAITH". If I as a human being created something from scraps of nothing than I would have to say that something has all of the essence of me in it. So, if I were to look at some kind of creator, I would have to consider that I am just one part of that creation, one essance of a much bigger effort that is in everything that I see and in everyone I meet, in all things around me. And even though I am just one small speck along with so many other things, I am still a part of it, I am here, so it must have been intended for my one small speck to be. Though I may not know exactly why, surely there must be a reason and as I look around there must be a reason for all of that too. And so I must find a way to respect not only myself but all the other things that are there for a reason. And the best I can do is see what is in my little speck and do the best that I can to respect and let it come to be also.

Open Eyes