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I'm at least hoping people ask these same questions that I ask. I believe that their answers... or lack of asnwers... will help them to be more honest people with themselves and others.
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There's a test I give myself to see if I'm being authentic and have Good Faith.
I ask myself:
"Why do I think this?"
If I answer: "because I feel that it is true," then I ask myself "why do I feel that way?"
If I can't answer that question with anything other than, "I just do," then I feel like I am not being authentic and need to investigate further because something is lacking.
It is ok for the world to have contradictions; I just don't want to embrace those contradictions and make myself more contradicted as a result of it. It is a matter of Good Faith, and it involves living with an awareness of existence as it truly is - to the best of my cognative abilities. This endeavor to live in Good Faith is a constant challenge that is one thing that gives my life meaning, and I prefer it to stopping and not pushing myself to engage contradictions. Certainly, this is challenging and that can be frustrating. It isn't necessarily the easiest mode of living, but I am convinced that it is more fulfilling.