When faithless is my faith
A thought occurred to me regarding faith, so I decided to catch it on the fly and put it down on paper—or rather, on the keyboard—as quickly as possible. I cannot comprehend the act of trying to convince non-believers to believe. And I don’t know how long this lack of understanding has been dormant within me—whether it surfaced just recently, or whether it had been sitting inside me for a long time without ever being brought into the light of conscious awareness. Perhaps it is a matter of maturing and reflecting deeply. The etymology of the word faith directs us toward another word: trust . And it is precisely because these two words carry a similar meaning that I cannot understand proselytizing or convincing someone to believe. After all, trying to persuade other people to trust isn't something ordinary. Trust can be built, but I cannot grasp how one person can convince another that they ought to trust. Trust and faith are, after all, feelings. And feelings are a deeply persona...