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	<title>Tales of moral decay &#187; muslim</title>
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		<title>Man on a mission</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My former colleague is a Muslim. He is very dedicated to the Islam and on our way home, he would listen to the Quran on CD.  I don&#8217;t understand fuck of it since it&#8217;s all in Somalian. He believes in it so much, that he thinks that his mission is to convert and enjoy and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My former colleague is a Muslim. He is very dedicated to the Islam and on our way home, he would listen to the Quran on CD.  I don&#8217;t understand fuck of it since it&#8217;s all in Somalian.</p>
<p>He believes in it so much, that he thinks that his mission is to convert and enjoy and live the Muslim way. Fine by me, but I am not into religion. I do respect religious followers of any kind as long as you don&#8217;t hurt anyone by it.  If it makes you feel comfortable then feel free to practice anything you like. Scientology for all I care.</p>
<p>We had one of those &#8220;On your way home&#8221; conversations one day.  It, as always, were serious conversations where  The Converter (that&#8217;s what I call him) would explain how mankind had lost its&#8217; way.</p>
<p>&#8220;You know, you are lost too. You seem lost anyway.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I am not lost, I am fine where I am&#8221;, I replied.</p>
<p>&#8220;You don&#8217;t appreciate your god do you?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s there to appreciate then? I am not an atheist, not agnostic, I am not any of that.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;But don&#8217;t you want to know who created us or who made the design of the body for example?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;No, not really. Why? I mean my body is my body. I use it what it&#8217;s made for. I don&#8217;t care who designed it.  Utilisation is more important.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think so&#8230;you need to worship your god. He guides you through life.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see anything of his guidance. My choices are entirely my own. I don&#8217;t need consult with a god to buy a car for example or make an ethical decision.&#8221;</p>
<p>The conversation was  awkward. I don&#8217;t want to overstep my boundaries and I want to let him believe what he wants and choses to believe and expand on it. It&#8217;s his religious belief system, not mine.</p>
<p>But he continues to push. And I keep pushing back until we reach the point where we agree to disagree.</p>
<p>There is really no point in converting someone who isn&#8217;t interested in religion one way or the other.  I don&#8217;t get it anyway. What&#8217;s the point of religion?  It doesn&#8217;t make me feel anything.  I don&#8217;t feel any closer to any god. Come to think of it, the bible for example only has 1500 pages.  With all life lessons that life has to offer. I beg to differ. What are you going to do when those 1500 pages are up and you have experienced all there is?  Reread the book and reexperience things again? I really don&#8217;t get but that&#8217;s just me. Who knows, it might just do wonders for you.</p>
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