Although I would normally stray away from religion and
politics on this blog, I had a really positive experience on Sunday and would
like to share some insights. Religion is
a touchy subject and has resulted in countless wars and loss of life. At the same time religious practice and
spirituality has been the salvation for individuals who have faced incredible
obstacles. Atheists, agnostics and
secular humanists do not have the burden or the benefit of organized religion.
I believe in God. This
belief has helped me through the years by providing a bed rock from which I could
be happy and develop relationships with the people around me. I do not attend religious services regularly
and am only casually aware of religious holidays. I have read a few religious books. I am terribly ill informed on world religions
apart from my own.
On Sunday, I visited the Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of
the Rockies. I live about 40 minutes
away and it is a non-trivial activity to load up the kids to attend religious
services on the one day without school, work, gymnastics, ballet and/or
piano. However, I felt a tremendous
sense of peace and the kids were very patient for the hour we were there. I would like to make it a regular occurrence.
I don’t know what I expect to gain from the experience. I don’t know what if anything my kids will
glean from being exposed to religion. It
is more of a pull.
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