Worship

Sometimes, it's not what you think it is.

It’s not something I ever truly thought about before.

Worship and interest were always two completely different things.

In my mind, there was no connection anywhere.

Until a man who used to be an atheist told me,

He used to worship celebrities.

My mind hit a blank.

What- how, is that even possible?

They’re human. We’re in the modern age, we’ve passed the times of worshipping kings and pharos.

We don’t worship people.

But you see,

That’s where I,

And so many others,

Are wrong.

But what about it being celebrities? Why? How was that even a thing he did?                 

But he explained it.

And I understood.

You can’t worship something without an interest in it.

It’s the amount of interest you have to be wary of.

There is interest, there is a lot of interest, there is spending way too much of your time on that interest.

The last one, is worship.

I never understood.

It’s not something I ever thought about.

Until I applied it to my life.

You claim to worship a God.

But how much time do you spend thinking about him?

How much time do you spend devoted wholly and completely to him?

How can I do that? You must wonder, after all, surely you have other interests.

How to Train Your Dragon. Pokemon. Harry Potter. Fairy Tail. Death Note. Dogs. Cats. Hiking. Reading. Writing. Food. Water. Living.

You have so many interests, so many concerns. Ranging from necessity, to non-necessity. But then you go and divulge yourself in your concerns.

You find yourself in the pit of people who think their lives are suddenly complete because their “OTP” kissed in a recent episode of their favorite TV show.

Their lives are complete.

What a sad existence they had.

After all, all their lives amounted to, was worshiping a fictional couple.

But we’re all guilty of some form of this.

It creeps up on you silently, pouncing on you at the moment you least expect it. Engulfing you to the point that you are no longer aware of your engulfment.

So, the next time you say,

I only worship God,

Think about it.

Where do most of your thoughts spend their time?

 

Author's Note

This is just a little thing I've been thinking about for a while. After I was told by this guy about his experience with 'idols' I realized I had them too. And I never realized it.

Reviews

[matrixmark]

Aa readin this, it was almost like i was readin a flash story. But in this poece, you make some very valid points about how people view things. I agree with many of the points you have made and do despair when people talk about certain topics.
But hey, that's just me and my opinion...its not right or wrong - its just an opinion.

Good write and some valid points.

Mark.