Hi all, I have read this forum for a long time but not really felt the need to post (other made my arguments much better than I could), but I really feel the need to say something here.
How can you claim that inner peace through god is better than inner peace through acceptance? Unless you have been in both situations and can compare? And then that only counts for you. What you are saying is purely subjective. I believe that the inner peace I have found (after many years of struggle) by accepting the world as is, is at least as good as yours found through god. I have no troubles accepting that I will die, it is all part of nature, it does not mean fatalism. It is a way of looking at the world and deciding that you should live it the best you can, make the world a better place, there is no after life so all you decisions have a far greater personal impact as the highest judge in this world is yourself. Once I accepted the world as is it helped me a lot (I stopped suffering from depression for a start) now it has been commented that I am one of the most grounded and calm people that my friends know, not through god but through acceptance that there is one life and you must do the best you can with it.
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This message has been edited by Fragallrocks, 07-08-2005 08:12 AM
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