Hi everyone,
This is my first post here... I hope it's not too "dark". :-) Lately, I have been facing some issues that I really need to share with someone. I can't tell it to someone around me because it would be kind of weird (for them).
I have been born and raised as a strong believer in God. I was really a good "God's slave" up until I turned like 20 years old. Then, I lost faith. I stopped doing all the things I used to do before; Before, I was afraid of God, had limits in everything... but now, nothing. I think I changed. It feels like I unchained myself. I pushed God away from myself. Anyway, long story short, I am an atheist now.
So what's the issue? Before, when I was a believer, I had something to lean on to, something to "hold". I had something that guided me, something that pushed me to do things (good things like study and whatever), my life had some order.
Now, as an atheist, I don't feel like I have to do anything. You know, I've got nothing to hold on to. I hope I clarified this enough.
Anyway, a question for all of you atheists. Is there anything that you have that can substitute God? Something that you lean on to? Something that's sacred and something that you hold on to what keeps together? I gotta find that something.
This is my first post here... I hope it's not too "dark". :-) Lately, I have been facing some issues that I really need to share with someone. I can't tell it to someone around me because it would be kind of weird (for them).
I have been born and raised as a strong believer in God. I was really a good "God's slave" up until I turned like 20 years old. Then, I lost faith. I stopped doing all the things I used to do before; Before, I was afraid of God, had limits in everything... but now, nothing. I think I changed. It feels like I unchained myself. I pushed God away from myself. Anyway, long story short, I am an atheist now.
So what's the issue? Before, when I was a believer, I had something to lean on to, something to "hold". I had something that guided me, something that pushed me to do things (good things like study and whatever), my life had some order.
Now, as an atheist, I don't feel like I have to do anything. You know, I've got nothing to hold on to. I hope I clarified this enough.
Anyway, a question for all of you atheists. Is there anything that you have that can substitute God? Something that you lean on to? Something that's sacred and something that you hold on to what keeps together? I gotta find that something.
