what do you feel against converts?
does anybody else feel weird seeing someone convert to islam? especially now that you've deconstructed the religion? it's like i get the feeling of "what sort of 'light' do you see that i do not?" i can't fathom it, it's not exactly anger, not fear either, just mixed feelings i couldn't explain.
it took me years to deconstruct what i was born into, finally realizing that this isn't for me, i thought that alone would liberate me and yet every damn time i witness somebody else willingly, well, happily chose to walk into this religion, i have this weird feeling inside of me, a sense of grief? it's like i'm not seeing what they're seeing and yet they chose it after 'learning' about it, what sort of learning did they do? what part of this religion that got them feeling like this was right?
i'm even more conflicted seeing women willingly put themselves in this, in the sense that, hey, you used to be able to walk around with no hijab on, you can wear whatever, but now you chose to walk into something that won't give you that? what was so good about this religion that you willingly chose it, really?
especially in indo, cause in western country they like to reinterpret the religion into whatever they want but why would you convert in indo where most interpretation is stricter than strict, i can't understand why you would, without any kind of outside pressure fall in to this? it weirds me out...