Once I was thinking that
if I would like to know the religion of some one I need to ask for the religion
of his/her family. Normally the students respond ‘I do not believe in religion
or I am atheist.’ It is interesting how people change their conception of
religion once they come here.
For example, I
remember that at the beginning of my first year I was reading a lot about
existentialism, even in Spanish I was reading Albert Camus (who declares
himself no existentialistic). I started to think that there was as a kind of
conspiracy among the UWC colleges to make us lost our religion….
It is very easy to
find reasons and explain the existence of God. For example, something that we
are not able to explain we can just say that it is God’s creation or God’s
will. However, it is very difficult to explain that God does not exist. Because
this will lead us to more and more question that are very difficult to explain
trough reasonable explanations. For instance, I proudly declare my self as a
hypocritical Christian because I follow my religion only when it is convenient
for me to do it. And I think that is
what happens with almost every one. We are not able to find an answer for every
thing and the easiest thing that we can do it is to blame or to present
metaphysical phenomenon as responsible instead.
However, I wander if when a student tells me
to be atheist of agnostics s/he is doing it because s/he considers him/her self
like that or just because they think that not believing something is cool.
Yeah… that can be an excuse… There also
cases where people belief and worship a religion just because they were raised
like that (and I am afraid to say that was my case and I guess that thee case
of almost every one as well). I know that it does not sound true but religion
sometimes plays a very important part in the life of an individual and I think
that it is even quite unfair if this depends upon what was impose to him/her.
One day I was in
classes and some one said that his personality was in a large expense shaped by
his religion. I wander if that person would be different if his religion will
be another.
Sometimes I encounter
with people who find in their religion a reason for their life. I known
Nietzsche would be suffering or laughing by these stories. But the thing is
that I do not find it wrong. I mean we believe a lot of stuff to make our life
meaningful any ways, for example, believing that education will make me a
better person or that by being a good student I will get a very good job and a
handsome husband. I think that I do not have enough confidence to stop finding
excuses or solutions to my problems by believing something that it may do not
exit.
I think that to
believe in a religion is something more as a necessity. We like to feel that
there is something else controlling the world or taking care f us. Sometimes I
feel that we give up our responsibility so easy.
