One thing y’all completely fail to understand is that some of these things are just performances and actions to some of us… Take me for example: I visit my woman’s parents, my own parents, and relatives, and I comfortably do exactly as they do… But the very moment I walk out that door, none of it leaves with me… I don’t see any of it past standard 'actions' or 'activities' based on people’s personal beliefs... Do I share those same beliefs? Hell no… I will literally argue with people and quote the bible just to back up a point... Is it the word of a god to me? Hell no… Is it just a book? Hell yes...
Prayers and curses are just wishes and words, nothing else, nothing more… It costs me absolutely zero to say "amen" when someone wishes me well, just as a sign of respect to them and their routine so I can avoid long talk... But deep down, I know it’s all just words... If you wish me journey mercies back home, common sense still tells me I have to drive responsibly and stay road-aware if I actually want to increase my own chances of getting home safely...
Sometimes I picture a married Yahoo guy lying beside his wife at night, staring at her and thinking:
“This woman knows I’m a fraudster. She knows I steal from people, deceive people, and live off other people’s misery and she still married me.”
Then the paranoia kicks in:
“Wait… you know I’m a thief and still chose to marry me? Hmm.. You definitely cannot be trusted. If you can knowingly marry a thief, what exactly are you capable of doing to me? I may be the criminal in this house, but I’m not sure I’m the most dangerous person in it.” 💀
I overcame my gambling addiction without involving Jesus Christ. If recovery were impossible without God, that shouldn’t have happened. Yet it did. People can overcome addiction without religion. There’s life outside God, and it can be just as meaningful.
Might sound like a stretch, but for all its flaws, religion exists because of people like this.
They have no intrinsic desire to hold themselves to consistent standards of integrity. In fact, it is a shackle they’re eager to shed. They can only be herded with carrots & sticks.
"Ó wa pariwo toooooo, Egún ìrandíran ní ìdílé bàbá , ní ìdílé ìyà tó ní mi ò ní làlùyọ, olúwa fi iná rẹ jó wọn run
My father, my father, every generational curses that's hindering my progress, destroy them by your fire"
Some people have been doing this since they were teenagers, they're in their 50s and nothing to show for it
I’m in need of an alto saxophone to continue learning how to play the saxophone, please you can donate a saxophone to me, especially if you have two. I appreciate you all.🙏🏾