What to believe in?

Frannie Banannie

I've seen that question pop up here on JWD in one form or another over the past few years and it's always had me mentally juggling whether to indulge in Chrisitanity (the bible), churches, agnosticism, new age crapola or atheism or some other form of religious hype.......before today.

For some reason, I've chosen just today to believe in myself. I know myself. I don't hide from myself I know what I'm capable of and how to do all of which I am capable and am willing to do.

I'm also dependable and if I don't have an answer for a question that I need the answer to, I do some research and find out the facts.

If I need some intervention in some sort of problems I'm having, I just sit down and work out mentally the best way to handle them.

If I make mistakes, I learn from them and carry on with the knowledge that I'm stronger and wiser for the experience. I also permit myself to make those mistakes.

So if anyone here feels the need to ask, "Where will we/you go after WTS?"........my answer is gonna be a pat..."to myself, of course."

Sooooo.......................what do YOU believe in/where will YOU go?

Frannie

(Edited to add: The WTS didn't allow me to believe in myself. I was pushed aside along with all my talents, qualities and capabilities.)

TweetieBird

I believe you might be on to something.

jaguarbass

I guess it would have to be myself. Im the one thats always there. Im the one that has to drag my but to work. Im the one that has to find a job. Im the one that has to take care of myself. So for now ,Ill believe in myself.

Frannie Banannie

Jag & Tweet, we know our limitations, too, don't we? :)

Frannie

LittleToe

Sounds reasonable, though for anyone pursuing that route I would have to ask: do you really know thyself?

fullofdoubtnow

I also believe in myself, far more than I could ever believe in some kind of higher power again.

I haven't been even slightly tmpted to go to another religion since I left, but my self - esteem, and therefore my self - belief, has increased since I have been out.

CyrusThePersian

So if anyone here feels the need to ask, "Where will we/you go after WTS?"........my answer is gonna be a pat..."to myself, of course."

That sounds like something I told my daughter (a Regular Pioneer). She asked," Where will you go away to if you leave?" My reply: "I'm already there!"

Sounds reasonable, though for anyone pursuing that route I would have to ask: do you really know thyself?

Heck no! But getting to know about 'Life, the Universe and Everything,' as Douglas Adams would put it, is a lot more fun than chasing after the "unknowable" i.e. a tribal deity revamped, remodeled and remanufactured over the centuries to suit the needs of an ever changing culture.

CyrusThePersian

Frannie Banannie

Sounds reasonable, though for anyone pursuing that route I would have to ask: do you really know thyself?

LT, if I were younger, doubtless the answer would be no. But at my age, it's difficult to ignore the real "me."

I haven't been even slightly tmpted to go to another religion since I left, but my self - esteem, and therefore my self ; - belief, has increased since I have been out.

Me, too, Fullof. It's remarkable what a few years of freedom and some critical thinking can do for a person's self-esteem.

getting to know about 'Life, the Universe and Everything,' as Douglas Adams would put it, is a lot more fun than chasing after the "unknowable" i.e. a tribal deity revamped, remodeled and remanufactured over the centuries to suit the needs of an ever changing culture.

Exactly, Cyrus. It's a lot easier to revamp, remodel and remanufacture the facets of my self and my life than it is to attempt to mold some schlep of a deity who's just not "there" for me.

Carmel

Believing in oneself? What does that mean in the context of the JW question about "where to go" with ones belief system? The two are not mutually exclusive. I believe in myself regardless of what my cosmology is regarding the role of religion and any specific cast of characters that world view engenders. I don't see how believing in "oneself" addresses other issues that transcent ones self worth.

carmel

Undecided

I believe in death. I see it all the time and I don't know of one single person who has escaped it. It's the only thing I'm absolutely sure of. Until then I'm just rambling through life and whatever it brings along.

Ken P.

What to believe in?

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