A young Sikh friend told me suddenly yesterday “I’m done with religion” as he wound his long hair into a bun. He continued, “Now, I just need to tell my family” before adding “It’s not going to be good. They’ll probably disown me.”
He and I had never once discussed religion. And he said all that before I’d uttered a single word of response. His decision, determination and commitment required only an audience. He was practicing the courage or folly of a grown man’s apostasy. #GoingAlone