I had one of those weeks again where I just couldn't write, I've been mostly anxious too but it seems like this is going to be a good week. I went to church today so it has to be a good week. Crazy right? I don't really go to church often because I'm uninterested a lot of times. Christianity is a personal relationship with God and shouldn't be defined by the number of times you go to church but I feel like a fraud when I've been away from church for too long. I don't want to go to hell because I didn't go to church even though I think most churches are frauds.
I don't necessarily have crazy beliefs, it's the other way round for me. I come across people that share their beliefs and I think, "wow, you really believe that shit?!"
I mean, it's Nigeria, if you live here long enough, nothing should surprise you.
In @starstrings01 post he talked about how he couldn't play his saxophone because it's believed wind instruments invite snakes when played at night. It's the same with whistling. When I was younger I'd whistle at night and my dad would shut me up like it was a terrible thing to do. These days I do it and he doesn't say anything, he knows I pay no mind to these things now.
I was drinking water from a bottle the other day and my dad asked me to pour in a cup instead. He said back in the days, a woman drinking from a bottle especially if pregnant, would make the umbilical cord tie the baby round.
I looked at him like...
Then he laughed because he knew I thought that was just crazy.
In the community my university is located, the locals don't kill squirrels. I thought, oh, they're preserving animals here unlike other parts. Little did I know they didn't kill them because they worshipped squirrels. Supposedly sane humans, in a civilized environment bowing to and making sacrifices to squirrels. I didn't know what to make of that.
Earlier in the year I met a lady who said she stays far away from mosquitoes because they are attracted to her blood. She said she's O+ blood group and that mosquitoes smell her blood so they always surround her. I couldn't believe she wasn't joking.
What crazy things have you heard or seen from others?
This is my Day 8 entry for the bloggingchallenge