If one came across a situation so bad that he would feel he had to give up on his beliefs, why should one bother belonging to a religion in the first place? In this work, by Weisel, we see a middle aged man, in the beginning, refusing to fast for the holiday and accusing his believed God to be a stranger. Through tradition and learned fundamentals of a religion, people, in a way, submit themselves to a higher being, to someone or thing that they believe will help them to live the way they should. If a person has enough faith in them to spend their whole lives praying and obeying a certain divinity, they should have no reason to aban

don what they’ve known all their lives. Most religions seem to exist based on the need of a superior controller, a need of something to look to when they need help that they can’t seek anyone else for. Reliance on a distinguished existence seems to give people hope and assistance. I don’t see how one can be mad at their “God” for having someth!

Moving away from the aspect of religion, we can compare the situation to a friendship or any close relationship for that matter. If there is an argument occurring in a friend-to-friend relationship, if the people are truly passionate about the friendship, they will find a way to overcome the trouble. One may walk out of the relationship, “hating” the other person, but by understanding the other person can walk back into the situation closer to that person in one way or another. If a companionship were to exist without obstacles you would not be able to tell who your real friends are. If something happens and a friend walks away without looking back they aren’t worth the trouble. In a religious outlook, if one has a faith that they turn their back on and it’s not worth it to them to stay loyal to their god-then their w

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Yom Kippur, Elie Weisel, Jewish Jewish, Day Forgiveness”, jewish religion, yom kippur, god teachings, person faith,