What role does spirituality play in your life?

I think spirituality is very important, and it plays a tremendous role in my life.  Without it, I think life would be a heck of a lot harder.  When I'm having a bad day or grieving over something, I find my tranquility in believing that everything happens for a reason.  The experiences that I gain from life is ultimately my own, and I know that one day I'll caress my beard (to imply my philosophical-thinking pose) and be proud of the life I've lived.  Sure, I'll have my good days and bad days, but at the end of the day, these are the experiences that will help my spiritual side foster and grow roots and absorb everything there is to know about life.

I don't consider myself a religious person but that doesn't mean I can't be spiritual.  I think it's misrepresented that one can only spiritual if one is religious.  I can't help it but feel a spiritual connection if I happen to look across a wide landscape.  I can't help it but feel a spiritual connection when I lay my back on the grass and count the flickering stars above the darkened sky.  I would bet a hefty sum that, growing up, everyone encountered some sort of wonderful experience that left them dazed and amazed and will forever change their life.


Thinh Nguyen