Livin' the life...

Whilst taking the bus last week I overheard a rather thought-provoking conversation between a teenage girl and a bloke, likely in his twenties. At the point I got on the bus, they were discussing smoking, and the guy was commenting that he's fasting so he doesn't smoke before 7:30pm. The girl, being a smoker herself, was shocked at how harsh this was and inquired more about the guy's reason i.e. religion. When it was his turn to ask questions, he asked the girl, what religion she belonged to, and without much hesitation she replied, "Me? I don't have any. I'm just, .. normal".

For the remainder of the bus ride, her comments had me thinking about religion in general, and how un-normal and eccentric religious people really must be. After all, some of us believe that thousands of years ago God sent his only begotten son to earth to die for our sins. And that through that sacrificial death of one so perfect, we all would be forgiven (provided we repent and ask for that forgiveness of course!). Some of us even take it another step further and believe that things like adultery, fornication, idolatry, revelries, drunkenness, smoking and the like are sins, and can actually cause someone from inheriting the kingdom of God. "How crazy is that!" I thought to myself.

Well, I don't know about you, but I must confess, I'm one of those crazy ones, and to be frank, I love being un-normal. What about you? What side of the fence are you on?

Have a great week all. Love you!