I'm feeling like an "old soul" tonight. I got in an argument with someone over being involved in spirituality. This person said I was too interested, that I needed to focus on the now, and basically put down the whole concept of it being your passion. It hurt, not only because the person basically said what they were interested in was better and more important then what I am interested in, and not only because they said that I wasn't involved in this world, but because it made me feel like there's something wrong with me.

It's true I haven't met hardly anyone in person who shares my interests. I've met a lot of people online, like here, so I know they're out there! Spirituality and religion is my passion, it's been since I was a child, and that's just me- like having green eyes or being bisexual. I don't think I could change it if I wanted to.

I don't think it's insulting to say most people don't want to go deeper. This article covers that a little. (https://www.patheos.com/blogs/....johnbeckett/2022/10/ The author mentions that one of the ways you can see that most people aren't interested in being quite as in-depth with it is to look at the fact that there are tons of Pagan 101 books and far fewer intermediate or advanced books. Makes a lot of sense to me! Most people who ride a bike don't want to end up in the Tour de France, and most people who listen to music aren't going to release a chart-topping album.

What's funny is that this person works 10-12 hour days on their passion; their job teaching and researching their particular area of interest. And that makes me think about society as a whole. Why would it be ok if I said I worked out for an hour or two a day or practiced music that much, but if I devote it to practicing and learning about spirituality, I'm somehow dysfunctional (I am not saying I spend that much time consistently each day! I'm just using it as an example).

I don't exactly know where I'm going with this.

But I'm really resonating with the concept of being an old soul tonight.