i went to the interview, it went perfectly, i got the job, i left and was ecstatic, i got a phone call 10 minutes later and i no longer had the job because i have to leave in the fall. i am crushed. i really, really wanted it.
i talked to my mother about it, and her advice? "pray to god next time before you go into an interview and you will get the job."
now, i'm not trying to be an asshole here, but i find that to be one of the more useless things i've ever heard her say. mostly because it's not true. praying to this god doesn't get you what you want. effort gets you what you want. it's time, and a coincidence that occurs between what you want and what someone else needs that gets you what you want. it's your motivational drive, the strength of your own desires. praying might give you confidence if you're so inclined, but the thought that it can give some people actual conviction is just staggering to me.
it's like putting an extra step, a gap of sorts, between yourself and the realisation of your goals.
i.e., you-->"the help of your god"-->realisation of goals
when i feel it ought to look more like
you-->realisation of goals.
this may all be inane babbling; you may be asking, so what if people pray a bit to god for help as long as they put forth some effort anyway? it makes no difference in the bigger picture, right?
this may be true; however, when examining the lives of religious people vs. non-religious people, i've found that their achievements/successes/failures generally fall within the same ballpark, so it seems as though this conviction is ill-founded. thus, and this might be incredibly offensive to some, it seems as though religion and praying and devoting yourself to god is this big "vanity" thing--it's used to boost your self-confidence, this faith makes you feel stronger, but ultimately, it doesn't change the outcome of your life, rendering it unnecessary.
i don't belittle people for their beliefs; if you believe in god, and you like to pray, then that's totally fine by me; the fact that you care enough to believe in something makes you better than most people out there. but i wish people wouldn't belittle me for my lack of belief in religion. i am what i am, and i believe in myself and in my ability to be a good person, and that's all i want for myself. i am content.
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I'm listening to an audiobook of Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion" and he mentions an experiment someone did. All groups were recovering from heart surgery. Group A received no prayers for them to get better. Group B received prayers but weren't aware of it. Group C received prayers and were aware of it. There was no difference between A and B. There was a difference with Group C--they had more complications recovering!
see, i'm totally right. people are bullshit.
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