Hi Daniel, I am a 19 year old college student who came across your your initial letter (the one about the falsely imprisoned man who took a plea bargain) and of course this response to 'gigi'. I'm blown away by your eloquent response- your maturity, patience, and forgiveness. You have an inspring way with words. Reading your profile upheld my positive impression of you. I applaud your initiative to earn your GED and the programs you participate in. Art is a great way to express yourself and I'm glad you found something that works for you. I play the violin and when I'm having a bad day, playing my violin helps me a lot. I like to put my ipod on shuffle and play along with whichever song pops up next- but that's besides the point, sorry. I just wanted to say: I'm sorry for what you're going through and thank you for being such a positive example for others, including myself. When life throws me the next huge curveball, I hope to be as strong as you and deal with it as you have- making the most out of the present day. Carpe diem. Please, stay strong. I will pay it forward in my life today, thinking of you.
hi marcus, i think i understand where you are coming from, i have been through this process myself. I was raised catholic but life put me through a lot of things and I started questioning religion and God. I went through very "religious" periods where I hoped that devotion to God would make my life better, but in the end what I found was that I needed to find God within myself. Organized religion is full of traps and dishonest people and not the way for me. So yes, I totally believe you can be a good person and live a righteous life without being a religious person. Being part of a religion doesn't really mean anything. Think about what the pope did (molesting children). It is all about what is in your heart. I think anyone can live a good and righteous life, and you need nothing else to do this than what you already have inside you. I think we all are born with a sense of what is right and what is wrong. We instinctively know that killing other people is wrong for example, we don't need a book of rules (bible) to tell us that. I think for some people religion is very helpful because it gives them something to hold on to...but i found it is not the way for me. Finding yourself and your way in life is a journey that is not always easy...but I think you should choose the road that your heart tells you to go, it is so worth it even if it isn't always easy...keep looking for the truth...
It's so bizzare that in this day and age that the only way I, a random person online, could hear this person's voice is via a written note scanned and published by a third party on their behalf.
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I am a 19 year old college student who came across your your initial letter (the one about the falsely imprisoned man who took a plea bargain) and of course this response to 'gigi'.
I'm blown away by your eloquent response- your maturity, patience, and forgiveness. You have an inspring way with words.
Reading your profile upheld my positive impression of you. I applaud your initiative to earn your GED and the programs you participate in. Art is a great way to express yourself and I'm glad you found something that works for you. I play the violin and when I'm having a bad day, playing my violin helps me a lot. I like to put my ipod on shuffle and play along with whichever song pops up next- but that's besides the point, sorry.
I just wanted to say: I'm sorry for what you're going through and thank you for being such a positive example for others, including myself. When life throws me the next huge curveball, I hope to be as strong as you and deal with it as you have- making the most out of the present day. Carpe diem. Please, stay strong.
I will pay it forward in my life today, thinking of you.
I wonder what this creationist would do if someone challenged him to prove in court that God DID create the world in six days...
Internet freedom, what happened to it?