In Trying To Avoid One Sin I've

Let Me Tell You, Though: Being The Smartest Boy In The World Wasn’t Easy. I Didn’t Ask For This. I Didn’t Want This. On The Contrary, It Was A Huge Burden. First, There Was The Task Of Keeping My Brain Perfectly Protected. My Cerebral Cortex Was A National Treasure, A Masterpiece Of The Sistine Chapel Of Brains. This Was Not Something That Could Be Treated Frivolously. If I Could Have Locked It In A Safe, I Would Have. Instead, I Became Obsessed With Brain Damage.

I'm Still Agnostic. But In The Words Of Elton Richards, I'm Now A Reverant Agnostic. Which Isn't An Oxymoron, I Swear. I Now Believe That Whether Or Not There's A God, There Is Such A Thing As Sacredness. Life Is Sacred. The Sabbath Can Be A Sacred Day. Prayer Can Be A Sacred Ritual. There Is Something Transcendent, Beyond The Everyday. It's Possible That Humans Created This Sacredness Ourselves, But That Doesn't Take Away From Its Power Or Importance.

One Of The Interesting Things To Me Is That God Grows Throughout The Old Testament. He Evolves, Sort Of Matures, And Becomes Kinder.

I'm All For Cafeteria Religion. I Think There's Nothing Wrong With Cafeterias - I've Had Some Great Meals At Cafeterias. I've Also Had Some Horrible Meals, So It's Important To Pick The Right Things. Take A Heaping Helping Of Compassion And Mercy, And Leave The Intolerance On The Table.

I've Started To Look At Life Differently. When You're Thanking God For Every Little You - Every Meal, Every Time You Wake Up, Every Time You Take A Sip Of Water - You Can't Help But Be More Thankful For Life Itself, For The Unlikely And Miraculous Fact That You Exist At All.