Why Am I Not An Atheist?

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Why Am I Not An Atheist?

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Moushmi Radhanpara

30.08.2018

I am a strong believer of God, yes I am.

Now before you judge me, hear me out.

I am not saying that I can strongly say that God exists, he is the one. I have some different beliefs. I am not saying that there are no questions regarding the God. Oh there are, there are many unanswered questions. Sometime I myself, keep asking about the past myths, the story that has been put forward of all the Gods. And if you are a Hindu, then I am pretty sure you have innumerable unanswered questions. And so do I, but I am still not an atheist.

I am a strong believer of God, yes I am.

You know, why? This is because of the fact that I pray. I am not saying that when I pray, ‘God’ gives me what I want. All I am saying is by praying I develop a sense of faith within me, that everything is going to be just fine, and I gain some strength to fight against the situations that I may be dealing with. Anything wrong in that? I don’t think so. When I pray, meditate, I don’t rely on God, there is no superlative magic that is going to move a wand in the air and all my problems would vanish, and all my wishes would come true. But I do believe that there is some supreme power in what I do, cause once I get the strength to deal with something, the optimism filled inside, I know everything will be all right. I borrow faith and hope from what we call “God”.

And that is why I am not an atheist.

I am a strong believer of God, yes I am.

I am not saying if someone is an atheist, he or she is wrong. They are right in their own way, how and what they feel, that I cannot tell. But they have their own beliefs, and so do I.

I may not say God is everything, but he is definitely something for me. I get the strength to believe in myself when I pray to him, when I chant his verses, when I just close my eyes and see through my inner senses the vision of “Om”. I feel peaceful, optimistic, and I regain belief.

And that is why I am not an atheist,

I am a strong believer of God, yes I am.

PS: I still believe that humanity is a religion above and beyond all other religions.

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40 responses to “Why Am I Not An Atheist?”

Riman Ray

30.08.2018

Yes….same with me…not an athiest but a strong believer… Having unanswered questions…
Great post Moushmi!!!!

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  Thanks a lot dear. I truly appreciate this read.
  
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Thought for Change

30.08.2018

Humanity is the best religion. God is omnipresent and if anything God is love.

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  Thanks for this wonderful comment. I agree with you, god is love.
  
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Shreya Vohra

30.08.2018

I agree with you!
I believe in God because it gives me hope. Something to hold onto when things are not okay

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  I feel exactly the same, something to hold onto when there is practically nothing else.
  
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Jaidip Patra

30.08.2018

I agree.. Nice post.. God is that belief which makes us happy and fills us with positivism. This is why GOD is so important for us..

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  Thank you so much for visiting and leaving behind this wonderful comment. I really appreciate this.
  
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  1. Jaidip Patra
    
    31.08.2018
    
    You are welcome
    
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shalini

30.08.2018

Fabulous post… Well written…

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  Thanks Shalini.
  
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Megala

30.08.2018

Yes, it is so nice to believe in God but not in religion. It really makes sense.

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  Thanks a lot Megala.
  
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kalyansparks

30.08.2018

This is well framed.I too get lot of optimism and strength when I pray to god.But recently I am reading some other things related to is psyche,spirit guides and all..but still there is something above us

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  I agree with you, there is definitely something above us. Thanks Kalyan.
  
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iScriblr

30.08.2018

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

Btw, it’s a wonderfully written post!❤

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  Thanks a lot dear, for this wonderful comment, and this mind blowing quote.
  
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Mona

30.08.2018

I feel the same Moushmi! You always write the things that keep floating in my conscience. I don’t think I am religious (unlike the college me who had her own temple at her hostel room) but I do believe in some kind of a superpower! The mere thought of no one guiding us, or certain unreasonable things happening to us, frightens me. When I feel disillusioned I think about this quote from Steve Jobs,

“You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
I too want to believe in something, and I guess that something is my religion.

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  I agree so much with this quote Mona. You definitely have to believe in something, anything.. only to keep you going.
  Thanks a lot for this one..
  
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Abhay

31.08.2018

Me too..

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1. Moushmi Radhanpara
  
  31.08.2018
  
  🙂
  
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