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Belief
So, I had an interesting experience the other day.
I guess I should preface this my saying one of the main ways my girlfriend has changed by life. It could easily be summed up into two words; "I believe". I believe that my tiger, Hogosha, is real. I believe that trees have feelings. I believe the world is an amazing place.
I told her one day of an experience that I had walking home from the park one day in the summer and looking at this truly majestic tree on my street. I began wondering a lot of strange things upon seeing that tree; does it know that I'm here in some way? Do trees have feelings? Do they hurt when they lose a limb? Do trees cry?
I would imagine that if I confided these thoughts to your average person they would see me as quite silly, and maybe a little crazy. This was part of her response (I hope she doesn't mind me sharing it but I thought it was amazing):
"(Trees) are wondrous creatures with wisdom and spirit. You saw that tree as something more then what you have been told that it is. You can apply that to everything. The world can be anything you want it to be, and it can be real."
I think she's really changed the way I look at and appreciate the world in such an amazing way. I can say that I fully understand why people turn to and believe in religion. I don't at this point (maybe someday I will?), but belief is such an amazing and powerful thing. And it's real. It may seem silly and out of touch or whatnot, but you can turn your belief into real things. If I close my eyes and she tells me she's lying next to me, I don't have to reach over or question it, she simply is.
My interesting experience was in another conversation we had the other day. Something that we made up between us, but I believed in it, so it became real. We started talking about it, and I actually started crying. Real tears over something that doesn't exist, but because I believe in it, it does.
I imagine this sounds a little crazy to the non-believer, but I think everybody probably believes in something that other people think is silly. Do you have an imaginary friend? Do you think there is an afterlife? Are you optimistic things will turn out ok, for no reason other than that's the way things are?
This believing thing is powerful. Thank you for bringing it into my life. I can't believe how much I have to learn from you.
I'll be home in two days, and I can't wait to see all of my family and friends again ^^ For those of you who I won't see, have a Merry Christmas!
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