and i Chirp again

So im talking to V-kid yday (who is a bit of an intelligent donkey) and suddenly reiki pops up in from absolutely nowhere and im (unwillingly)drawn into discussing the procedure. Why unwillingly? Cuz i dislike talking about faith in particular when the person im talking to simply wants to score grey-matter points by pointing out the loopholes in the theory (faith hence keep some small miniscule proportion of faith!)..

He would be your typical once satanist (which he now laughs off as immaturity) now stable atheist plus medicine student. Hmm. Maybe not that typical. So i get suckered into the discussion and (predictably) halfway through my hackles are itching to rise up and inform me of their volatile feelings. A few posts dismissing reiki (that he thoughtfully found online and posted for my benefit) later, i try and steer the conversation on less controversial lines. Maybe peanut butter craze, chocolate addiction camps, man on moon theory i muse but before i can repeat the mantra of 'live and let live' he comes dangerously close to launching a full blown attack on everything i have begun to consider essential. Reiki and i are at that fragile stage when we're making tentative moves towards each other, always alert to sounds that may disrupt our shaking hands (hmm..or a hug maybe)

So i really didnt wanna talk to a cynic. no, i am not closing my mind to reality or promoting ignorance/blind faith... i believe in some things based on sense, potential to help, instinct and sometimes a little tangible evidence (to silence the critic in me)...so far, its lived up to all these parameters but i wasnt too sure it could withstand an all out war of a gabillion (?) years of research which focussed purely on destabalising alternate therapies. Ironically how i managed to keep my cool was because of reiki (you just become a calmer person) and we (slowly) trampled happily on other areas of dissent. (he think humans are a ripe mix of homonids and alien life forms based on our intellect developing far too quickly. i say define 'aliens'. arent we ALL aliens to someone? i think i lost my ability to argue halfway through though. he cited the pyramids as an example to reiterate his point and i feebly pointed out the mummies as a reinforcement of his view...it is something to consider)

So finally, what do i believe in?
Frankly, at the risk of sounding totally unreal..i believe that there are multiple ways of reaching the same destination...i believe the destination to be peace and joy.... believe in a superpower/god/energy/universe that looks out for us..that you should do, think and feel good plus you can never go wrong with that..worst case you'll end up being a 'good' person, hardly something to boo-hoo over...i believe in the right of others to not believe what i think..but i also believe in expecting the same respect i give their interpretation of life...that, thanks to paulo coelho and brian weiss plus family and drawing room conversations, if you really want something...eventually it will come to you...how it isnt that hard to be 'good' or feel happy... i believe we're all blessed with the ability to invite fortune into our lives at any given point..
allow yourself to believe in something...it heals your wounded soul...
trust you me :)