illmasta77

I am a 23 yr old muslim and I have come to a different outlook on islam. I do not believe that everything stated in the quaran was meant to be taken literally but our parents (i am pakistani as well) were raised with that mentality because of exactly what you said..the confusion of old school culture and religion..if you look at the concept of the hijab metaphorically all it means is to stay modest the head scarf was a cultural thing in the middle eastern area because of heat and is implied to islam now.. i have a sister who faught for 4 years to be given the ability to follow her passion for art 3000 miles away from new york city...she never got an ok so one day she just up and left as a brother i was hurt but i understood her strive for perfection n how she could only accomplish her artistic goals in california.. now after her success my parents are so proud of her....a leader has to do things sometimes that will better themselves but hurt others and thats perfectly fine because in the end those who felt hurt will come back around...follow your dreams live without regret your parents will one day understand why you made the decisions that you are goin to make and if they dont atleast you know how wonderful you are.. i feel like ive been thinkin the same thing as you with religion it is only there for people who are afraid of not having explanations to the mysteries of life..i say lifes to short to give a damn good luck