" 'maybe God puts obstacles in front of us so that we will have to overcome them. And if we overcome all the hard and bad things, then we will be good Catholics, and earn the right to be with him in heaven' "(page 196)
My friend Daisy and I constantly talk about how we think its funny that people can have so much faith in a higher power being whose existence is not even certain. For example, when something great happens, my family members say "gracias a Dios". While I think that faith and hope are very important, I also believe that everything just kind of happens for a reason. Like if something was bound to happen then it will occur on its own, maybe that is all there is to it, and there is not necessarily a higher power taking care of that. In this one television show I watched, a man bought a holy candle with a picture of La Virgen de Guadalupe. He then lit the candle and prayed that he would get a job. When the candle ran out and was completely melted, the man went and complained to the store owner and said that the candle did not work. What the man forgot to do, was actually go out and apply for jobs. He put all his faith into that candle and did not put in any effort on his own part. So basically, while I think being faithful and having something to believe in can be beneficial, it also does not always make the most sense and can end up being a bad thing.
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