It's likely they'll have heard what you've been up to since you quit- you were kind of famous in that field for a while. I wonder if you coming back then would be considered a victory for them. I suppose they could try and pitch it that way.
I've always wondered- why not just fake it? Don't most priests fake it? They're educated- they don't really BELIEVE believe do they?
And in the process, get some good things done for people. And a nice secure way of life. But I suppose you got to do those things on your own terms anyway, so...
I have occasionally thought about you joining the priesthood and me joining my first English school as the same kind of thing. Initiation into a whole new world. First real job, and a potential career, but only if you accept certain premises. We both quit. You disillusioned with the belief, me disillusioned with English teaching. Then you went on to explore various types of faith, just as I've gone on to explore different types of teaching.
You had your down and out time- Brompton Street- and I languished in my own doldrums after the bike trip failure for about 2 years. I suppose for me it was a kind of crisis of faith. I'd lost the belief in my whole life plan. I guess it was the same for you. Though you had more riding on it, and more to lose. That must have really sucked.
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Date: 2007-10-22 03:26 pm (UTC)It's likely they'll have heard what you've been up to since you quit- you were kind of famous in that field for a while. I wonder if you coming back then would be considered a victory for them. I suppose they could try and pitch it that way.
I've always wondered- why not just fake it? Don't most priests fake it? They're educated- they don't really BELIEVE believe do they?
And in the process, get some good things done for people. And a nice secure way of life. But I suppose you got to do those things on your own terms anyway, so...
I have occasionally thought about you joining the priesthood and me joining my first English school as the same kind of thing. Initiation into a whole new world. First real job, and a potential career, but only if you accept certain premises. We both quit. You disillusioned with the belief, me disillusioned with English teaching. Then you went on to explore various types of faith, just as I've gone on to explore different types of teaching.
You had your down and out time- Brompton Street- and I languished in my own doldrums after the bike trip failure for about 2 years. I suppose for me it was a kind of crisis of faith. I'd lost the belief in my whole life plan. I guess it was the same for you. Though you had more riding on it, and more to lose. That must have really sucked.