Is religion important to me?

 

Since I can remember I have believed in God, basically because I was born in a christian family that took me every Sunday to the church where I listened and learned about God, religion and all that things, although I must confess that when I was a child I didn't understand much and many times I started drawing in a notebook or fell asleep in my mom's shoulder hehe. But when I started to grow up and mature I was able to take religion seriously and really believe in that, you know, recognize the weight of my words and not just say memorized things, to be aware of what I believed and why I did that.

However, over the years (and especially this last one because of the whole pandemic issue), as I have been growing up and getting to know the world and the people around me I have changed my perspective on some things, I learned that things are not black or white, only good or only bad, I don't believe that religion is something to follow some rules and that's is, you go to heaven, I think it is being a good person, helping those who need it, always being available for others, being honest, kind, humble, etc. all these are the things that REALLY MATTER; for example, I have seen how some people think that just because they wear fancy clothes and say they believe in God, they can feel superior and believe that gives them the right to judge others (something I find really sad and a little pathetic).

In spite of everything, I feel that although my way of thinking may have changed a little, my faith in God has not, and that is all that matters.