I was born a hindu, in India. And forgive me if my english is bad, i haven't had the best education. In hinduism, you got a million gods and goddesses, any normal person will leave the thing for good. But a good thing about it is that if you reject it, unlike islam and christianity, its not a strict one, no one banishes you or your family. You can walk away when you want. No one ask you why. I think i always had this one coming. The rejection of religion. From a small age itself, i was an avid reader. Of magazines, classic novels, and i read about famous persons too. These all things influenced me a lot. Also, my home state has a good amount of communists. I'm not one, but i was familiar with the ideas. Only socialism and atheism got me. But believe me, almost all the communists i know are religious. That being said, don't think it as peaceful place. Hindus and muslims turn against each other sometimes, communal riots happen. Sometimes people get killed too. Its so sad. People are killing each other on the name of someone or something that don't exist. These kinda riots are common in northern India, but i'm from south, where people are a bit more civilised. Living in a country like this, any right minded person will give up their religion and god. But only a few do that.
My family knows i'm an atheist, and they always try to bring me back. I never engage in arguments with them, for i know its useless. I don't exactly remember when i gave up god completely, i think its about 5 years ago, when i was 15. This doesn't exactly mean i was a faithful hindu until then, i was a confused kid. I was confused because why religion exist at all, and why doesn't this so called god helps people in need. I'm still confused at that. I lead a life, a free life. No worries, no tensions. I wonder why others deny this. I never go to temples. I tried not to go from a very young age itself, but then, mom would take me. Then i told her once, 'i won't pray, i won't even care if i have my shoes on. Then why?'. She didn't have an answer. She still persuades me, i don't know why. For me, i don't have any incidence or anything sudden that changed the course of my life to atheism. As far as i know, i was always in this course. Now here, i'm happy to meet people of my kind. The world should completly get rid of fake beliefs to be a better place, in my opinion.
My family knows i'm an atheist, and they always try to bring me back. I never engage in arguments with them, for i know its useless. I don't exactly remember when i gave up god completely, i think its about 5 years ago, when i was 15. This doesn't exactly mean i was a faithful hindu until then, i was a confused kid. I was confused because why religion exist at all, and why doesn't this so called god helps people in need. I'm still confused at that. I lead a life, a free life. No worries, no tensions. I wonder why others deny this. I never go to temples. I tried not to go from a very young age itself, but then, mom would take me. Then i told her once, 'i won't pray, i won't even care if i have my shoes on. Then why?'. She didn't have an answer. She still persuades me, i don't know why. For me, i don't have any incidence or anything sudden that changed the course of my life to atheism. As far as i know, i was always in this course. Now here, i'm happy to meet people of my kind. The world should completly get rid of fake beliefs to be a better place, in my opinion.
