THE STORIES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE
There’s many types of belief. Religious belief, political belief, how much you trust one friend over another. Many people believe what they grew up to believe – what they were encouraged or told to believe. But I was raised by a single mother who had perhaps the most hands-off approach to raising me that IRead more about Suddenly you realise, “oh yeah – that’s what I believe”[…]
I believe in a lot of things. I believe there is a God, I believe there is a greater presence. I believe in connections: historical connections with ancestors before me, and connections with the community that is here now. I believe in cultivating those connections. And those connections offer a lot of really important valuesRead more about A glass of wine is fine, but not doing it out of peer pressure – that’s where religion comes in[…]
I never really thought about what I believe. I don’t believe in any religion. But I what I do believe… Maybe I believe in myself? I don’t know. Makes me wonder what is there to believe in. I’m in a period now where I believe that you have to take care of the people aroundRead more about Since my mother passed away unexpectedly, I believe in spending time with people you love[…]
Ik geloof dat de Bijbel het woord van God is. Dus dat de Bijbel is geschreven door mensen maar geïnspireerd door God. Er staan niet alleen maar mooie verhalen in, maar ook dingen waarvan je denkt ‘oeh, dat is niet slim’, en dat je daar dan dus ook je lering uit kunt trekken. Ik neemRead more about Voor mij is de complexiteit van de natuur alleen maar meer bewijs dat het een creatie is[…]
Photo credits: Daphne Ponsteen I believe that every single human being is a very pure, honest, good person. However, culture, society, religion, friends and other external factors influence people so much that they shape their own religion or else identify strongly with their religion, which sometimes makes them look like jerks to others. But deepRead more about Veganism and spirituality – they go hand in hand – is all about the process of becoming aware[…]
I practice Islam, but what I believe, perhaps you could call it humanism, even beyond humanity. I feel that everyone is here to spread love, peace and all those things. It’s not only human beings; every creature is here for the ultimate purpose to spread peace, love, happiness. This is what I believe. It isRead more about The birds also have stories, they tell: ‘see, we are borderless, we are spreading love”[…]