As you begin to question authority, it is only natural that
you will question your beliefs as well. Although this is no doubt frustrating
to your parents and peers, this is nonetheless an important part of growing up.
As new possibilities open up for you, this means that you will see new
potential avenues and want to explore them. You need to explore them as
possible.
Your beliefs are bound to change as you get older. This is
not something that should be considered lightly, but it is something that will
happen as you evolve and change. This is not something you should fear, but
should be aware that it happens. Suffice to say that this does not happen to
everyone the same way, but odds are good that your beliefs will change to some
degree. How they change is up to you.
There are a number of reasons for this change. You may have
some sort of life experience that suggests something wrong with your current
belief system, usually an intense positive experience with a new philosophy or
an extremely negative one with your current philosophy. You could also simply
fall out of your current philosophy, either because it doesn’t quite match up
with what you think it should be, and sometimes you could just be in a
rebellious phase. Regardless of what the reason is, you are bound to want to
try something different at some point, and this is perfectly normal.
When you first start noticing that your beliefs are
changing, it may be time to contact your spiritual advisor, if you have one. You
need to find one that you can talk to and is going to listen; you have some big
questions to ask, and you need someone who is going to allow you to ask those
questions rather than merely keep you on track. If you don’t have a spiritual
advisor, you may want to track down someone whose opinion you can trust, which
may be someone in a church or temple. Ask around, feel free to approach someone
through Facebook or even use a search engine to find an appropriate place; you
need to be comfortable asking any questions that you feel necessary.
Something to keep in mind is that just as you need to trust
the person you are talking to, there is an assumed trust on the other side as
well. Keep in mind that you need to approach the person with some respect; try
to keep spurious or insulting questions to a minimum. Although some disrespect
is expected, now is not the time to push it. Ask what you can, feel free to
schedule a few sessions, and go in with an op en mind. Even if you only go in
to settle your own curiosity, go in politely and you should get the answers you
need.
