Very dear friends, parental figures and erstwhile mentors have been lost because of a change in my religious views. They say I am trying to ‘fight’ God, that I am “antichrist” e.t.c. They withdrew/withheld support on those grounds and distanced themselves from me.
Here is a heartfelt message to you. I miss you. I miss your company in this life journey and I wish you were still ‘here’. However, it is important for you to know and accept that we all can’t hold the same beliefs or can’t fit into the same moulds. What holds true to you, might not hold for me.
It is the attempt to make a single belief universal that has led to most disasters in history. ISIS and its ilk are a perfect example. Many live in denial of their own truths because it is different from the bandwagon’s. They endure painful marriages because they don’t want to be stigmatized, proclaim unfounded beliefs just to feel among and live their lives in pretense. They are unhappy, shackled and usually end up unfulfilled.
I hope you all see the disservice that you do and change your ways. I wish you’ll realize that there are only good or bad people, that every other classification is artificial and oftentimes, destructive. I am quite happy with my life and the peace and freedom I have in my heart trumps the rejection and neglect I sometimes feel from dear ones.