Monday, October 02, 2006

Well, a while back I attended services at a Reform Jewish Temple as an assignment in sociology class, and I found the people to be very welcoming. I thumbed through their prayer book or whatever it's called, and read some things I thought were positive, common sense, and not what I'd expect from religious text. I mean, I grew up in BFE, where Jesus is crammed down your throat whether you like it or not and most people are big, fat, fucking hypocrites.

I dunno, sometimes I play with the idea of going back. I'm not sure what I seek, if anything, but I don't really have an anchor in life. But here's the thing: I'm not a joiner. I can join something, attend regularly for quite a long time, and then drop it one day without warning and never go back, and not out of any conscious decision either. I fear commitment -- to anything -- and I also fear anyone getting to know me too well. I usually let people only just so close before I back off.

I don't want to be Jewish, necessarily, but a lot of their teachings make sense to me.

At any rate, now they're celebrating this big annual thing and this Friday is a potluck, so not a good day to start.

If I join a Temple, does that mean I can't curse anymore? Shit.

posted by Newpeep, N.D. (neurotic depressive) @ 10:43 PM

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