Shinto did not find me. I had my beliefs before I knew what it was. I sought and sought and tortured my soul over it all.. and I found Shinto. What's important is to Shinto is "Everyone is good unless they are afraid that being good will hurt them". That and the fact that world just needs to see that there's enough for all of us.. and no reason to be afraid. I had these beliefs before I found my religion. I believe in my religion because it is true, not that I believe what is "true" because my religion tells me to.
I don't need to point at a book to tell me what is true; I already knew it from the pain, violence, and joys of my life. I simply found the religion of others who understood it.
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Shinto is a beautiful religion. As a practitioner, I find what you've written here speaks to my experience on a deep level. You're truly a gifted writer.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.
I spoke from the heart and that is all; but I thank you nonetheless. There have been many times I could not put what I wanted.. no.. needed to say into words and had to use the words of others to speak for me. It's just simply pure mathematical odds that I would sometimes manage to do the same for another.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me happy.