The Cloud of Unknowing

“And be sure not to think of anything but himself, so that nothing may work in your mind or in your will but only himself.” This just reminds me of the same idea: to let go of everything, and once you have nothing, then you will have everything. The way I normally think of Jesus and Christianity is not to let go of everything so God can come from within, but to let go of everything and replace it with everything the church teaches. I don’t really know what to say because I don’t want to insult God, even though I’m not sure what I believe in anymore. I do believe that there’s someone or something out there, but whoever or whatever that someone is, I don’t think he wants us to concentrate our everything on him. I think he must love us and want us to be happy and live the life that he’s blessed us with. I believe in what Buddha said... “But when you realize that something is unwholesome and bad for you, give it up. And when you realize that something is wholesome and good for you, do it.” And I believe in being nice and helpful to everyone, and hopefully they’ll be nice and helpful back. But I really think that every religion started from the fear of dying and what’ll happen to us after. Everyone wants to believe that there’s something better for us in the life after death. It helps everyone get through their days and their lives knowing and feeling comforted by the idea of a God who will take care of us after. But what if there’s not, what if when we die, we die and that’s it. What if we don’t go anywhere cool, we just stop existing.