Like in court

I’ve been in situations where nothing really happened (in the sense of something you could be charged for), but where someone still crossed a line.
The problem is: sometimes, objectively speaking, nothing happens, and yet it still doesn’t feel right.

A good rule of thumb is: if you have to convince yourself that nothing’s wrong, then something probably is.

For example:

• your colleague is too much in your personal space
• they didn’t try to kiss you, but it was still uncomfortable
• someone keeps breaking your concentration, doesn’t respect your energy, so you constantly have to refocus (which takes a lot of energy)
• you’re in a relationship that objectively still exists, but that’s about all there is to say about it

I love parts of religion, but some parts feel just like the examples above.
Someone “creating” me alongside my parents—that goes way too far.
That an entity created everything in the beginning—I can still relate to that.
But that’s something entirely different from two people deciding whether or not to have children.
That’s why it’s important to let go of certain parts of religion—the parts that are used far too loosely.