A little bit about my religious views: I used to be a strong atheist. For most of my life, I regarded Christianity with a kind of hate; I thought it foolish, weak, idiotic, desperate, anything but logical. However, I knew I had to be sure, and to be sure, I had to know the facts. I questioned everything about religion, all the time, whether people liked my questions or not. Over time I found the only religion to stand up to my questioning unfailingly to be Christianity. I became desperate myself, knowing that being a good Christian was a difficult way to live. I used every trick, thought of every arguement, even challenged the very foundations of logic itself, but I was answered with nothing but a resounding "Yes." It was as though I was in a one-on-one wrestling match with my mind, furious with myself for giving an inch but confused that I should have such difficulty over a seemingly simple matter. It happened suddenly and without warning: I was quite completely out of qualms. I could think of nothing else to say, nothing else to argue against to disprove God. My mind was blank and there was nothing left but irrational emotions. I had become a Christian. I suspect I wasn't a very good one at first. I was still the same logical, arrogant person. Gradually, though, I applied what I had learned in my questioning to my life. Things slowly but unmistakingly changed. I truly became a new person, seeing the world as though opening my eyes for the first time. And, most importantly, I was more content with what I saw. Naturally, I was not always happy with the way things were; I never sacrificed my drive for progress but merely accepted events as merely consequences of God's will. In essence, I am happier now. I still have the same personality, the same love for those occasional sparks of creativity, the same passion for what I believe in, but my actions are acts of servitude, and not acts of selfish egotism. I can't make you a Christian by writing this; only you can do that. This is merely who I am, and where I get the strength I so often need. Most importantly, please, please remember that one day you will be judged by someone who knows everything about you. You will be asked, "Who have you chosen to be?" You'll only get one chance to answer. What will you say?