设万维读者为首页 万维读者网 -- 全球华人的精神家园 广告服务 联系我们 关于万维
 
首  页 新  闻 视  频 博  客 论  坛 分类广告 购  物
搜索>> 发表日志 控制面板 个人相册 给我留言
帮助 退出
 
康乐的博客  
永葆一颗纯洁、善良和意气风发的心  
我的名片
康乐
注册日期: 2016-01-20
访问总量: 39,413 次
点击查看我的个人资料
Calendar
我的公告栏
公告: 谢谢来访!
最新发布
· 译:宗教的科学(I)
· 译:宗教的科学-前言
· 911和我
· 2012 夏天游记(4)- Haifa
· 2012 夏天游记(3)- Townshend
· 2012 夏天游记(2)Prague
· 2012 夏天游记(1)Ismaning
友好链接
· 老冬儿:老冬儿的博客
· 北雁高飞:北雁高飞的博客
· 安虹:安虹博客
· 雨飘柔:雨飘柔的博客
· 怀斯:怀斯的博客
分类目录
【翻译】
· 译:宗教的科学(I)
· 译:宗教的科学-前言
· 译:穿过迷雾(6)磁疗合奏曲
· 译:穿过迷雾(5)歇息的家园
· 译:穿过迷雾(4)圣山
· 译:穿过迷雾(3)地貌景观
· 译:穿过迷雾(2)审判大厅
· 译:穿过迷雾(1)从迷雾中走来
· 译:穿过迷雾(序)
【人生旅程】
· 困惑的年月(6)-横跨欧亚的火车
· 困惑的年月(5)-在北京的日子
· 困惑的年月(4)-报考研究生
· 困惑的年月(3)-大学四年
· 困惑的年月(2)-离开家乡
· 困惑的年月(1)-考上大学
【往事追忆】
· 911和我
· 我心中的布拉格(2005)
· 在中国坐火车(2005)
【闲话信仰】
· 译:宗教的科学(I)
· 译:宗教的科学-前言
· 寻找生命的终极意义(3)(2005)
· 寻找生命的终极意义(2)(2005)
· 寻找生命的终极意义(1)(2005)
· Grew up as atheist (2009)
【英文】
· 2012 夏天游记(4)- Haifa
· 2012 夏天游记(3)- Townshend
· 2012 夏天游记(2)Prague
· 2012 夏天游记(1)Ismaning
· Grew up as atheist (2009)
【视频】
【心有所感】
· 生命路上我们曾相逢(2005)
· 希望的彩虹
· 新的开端
【热爱自然】
【看世界】
· 2012 夏天游记(4)- Haifa
· 2012 夏天游记(3)- Townshend
· 2012 夏天游记(2)Prague
· 2012 夏天游记(1)Ismaning
【各抒己见】
【转载】
存档目录
09/01/2019 - 09/30/2019
08/01/2019 - 08/31/2019
02/01/2017 - 02/28/2017
01/01/2017 - 01/31/2017
12/01/2016 - 12/31/2016
11/01/2016 - 11/30/2016
10/01/2016 - 10/31/2016
09/01/2016 - 09/30/2016
发表评论
作者:
用户名: 密码: 您还不是博客/论坛用户?现在就注册!
     
评论:
Grew up as atheist (2009)
   

11/12/09

A friend sent me this link written by a once atheist talking about several reasons of believing in God. I really like the first 5 points about our marvelous world. It never stops amazing me that our universe operates not only on a lawful base, but also in an unbelievably beautiful way. The world, as the author has said, doesn’t have to be orderly and beautiful. It actually has much more chances to become chaotic. Nevertheless it is highly ordered and harmoniously gorgeous. These points may not be a direct proof of the existence of God, but very valid points to invoke one’s deep thoughts. 

I grew up also as an atheist in communist country. But people who believed in God never bothered me, they were just irrelevant to my life. Till I left China in late 1980’s and went to Europe, I realized then that many people and many intelligent people in the world believed in God. I remember clearly that a question popped into my head one time “How come we (Chinese) are so smart that we have figured out there is no God, but the rest of the world are so ignorant that they still believe in God even in this modern age?” But not until I was trapped in utterly desperation and completely out of option in life that my heart became softened and I started to think seriously about the issue of God. I was fortunate, very fortunate to meet a couple of highly intelligent and enormously loving people to guide me on my journey of seeking answers in a way that was most suitable to my understanding. How utterly despair I would have felt if they were not there to answer my questions when I needed them the most. Every time when I read the quote by Baha'u'llah: ‘What "oppression" is more grievous than that a soul seeking the truth, and wishing to attain unto the knowledge of God, should know not where to go for it and from whom to seek it?’
my heart sorely testifies the truth of these words.

Now I look back after twenty years of experience in the world where there is God that my life has been so enriched beyond any wild imagination. The horizon of my life and my perspective about life has changed from a few limited decades to eternity in duration, from a meaningless and hopelessly imperfect random product to a purposefully designed human reality with a potential for perfection. I lived through the two worlds for almost equal amount of years. Often I thought that growing up as an atheist has certain advantages: I have seen both sides of stories. The most striking difference which matters to me is that in the world where there is God, being good actually counts. It is a great feeling to know that there is a foundation for everything to be built upon, a standard to strive towards and a purpose in everything that exists. And above all, there is a Power in control and that Power represents goodness and perfection.


 
关于本站 | 广告服务 | 联系我们 | 招聘信息 | 网站导航 | 隐私保护
Copyright (C) 1998-2024. Creaders.NET. All Rights Reserved.