Religion?
Ah... çok dindar bir insan değilim.
Ah... I'm not a very religious person.
Benim için, herkesi seviyorum... açık olmak önemli bir şey...
For me, I like everyone... to be open is an important thing...
Oh, hümanist. [My new friend shows her disappointment].
Yeah, sure. [Is a humanist really the worst thing to be?]
Ama, dinlere ilgileniyorum!
But I'm interested in religions! [Is this true? There's a gleam in my interlocutor's eye, in any case.]
somethingsomethingsomething araştır somethingsomething
Araştır... araştırmak...?
'To search'
Oh! Am I searching? [The gleam makes sense. My friend is here to help.]
No... no.
[24 hours later, I am kindly offered a Koran.]
I've started telling people I'm buddhist. I'm not, but it also helps explain why I'm a vegetarian, do yoga, have a masters in Sanskrit, and don't believe in a god. I even wear mala beads (because I like to) so if asked about any of the above (daily) it turns into a nice little show and tell! The concept of not having a religion is too baffling, and I'm uncomfortable simply agreeing that I am Christian as everyone assumes...
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Jackie
Hmm, this seems like a smart way to go. Maybe I can claim I am a nature-worshipper, and pull out my photos of the mountains like you pull out the mall beads.
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