Here We Go Again!

[Mystic]

What makes you a person damnable to Hell is not seeking redemption for sin after it was offered.

In Saheefa Sajadiya, (attributed to 4th Shia Imam), there is a line "if regret is a repentance towards you, then I am the foremost in those whom regret".

Now for an Atheist, he isn't regretful towards God, but he can be regretful towards himself as well if he does injustice towards someone, towards them.

I would say if you sincerely regret, that itself is will power to not want to do it, and you truly wish you have not done it. You regretting shows you wish you have not done it.

Now to be honest, I regret small things to big things, from childhood to adulthood. Stupid things I've said, lies I've told, everything that degrades an honorable life or disrespected another person.

I no longer seek forgiveness from God because I believe he is All-Forgiving and would forgive me whehter I asked him to or not. What I rather do, is try to avoid sins now and in the future.

I feel Atheists can also regret their actions and want to live better. Also if they try to be good but do some bad stuff, it doesn't mean they aren't good people. Some people also tend to lose sight of what is sinful because they are so engaged in certain sins, it doesn't seem sinful anymore.

I also feel we all have different expectations of ourselves. Some people take it easy on themselves, and some are really hard on themselves. I don't know which one is better to be honest.

I am the kind that is very hard on themselves.

At the end, the only person you have to answer to really, is the person you look in the mirror everyday.