Spiritual Changes: My First Year in College Essay

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Spiritual Changes

I could not agree more with the argument that there comes a period in someone's life when religious zeal emerges, in which case an individual takes "their religious identity seriously" (Feldmeir, 2004, p. 57). An individual develops this identity during adolescence and consolidates the same in early adulthood. It is during this period that the said individual learns exactly what "it means to be an adult with spiritual integrity" (Feldmeir, 2004 p. 56).

I personally became more religious after joining college. The reason for my move to be more religious, I believe, was as a consequence of the negative image about college life (with regard to students hanging out at clubs, etc.) that had been painted in my mind by relatives, friends, and the media. Right from a very tender age, I would hear my parents warn my elder sisters, who were in college then, against interacting with people whose character was not in congruence with the provisions of religion.

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I, therefore, thought that cementing my faith further would save me from engaging in negative activities. I partly used religion to shield myself from all the negative things I had been made to believe about college life.

I joined several Muslim associations in college and as a result grew to enjoy being in the company of people with whom I could identify; people who were my age, but who had defied the college negativities I had been made to believe all my life.

It is important to note that I have thus far held on to my religion because the mosque is one of the few places in campus where you can relate closely with both God and fellow man. It is the only peaceful place, away from peer pressure and unhealthy competition characteristic of college and my age-group (Feldmeir, 2004). I have thus far also believed in God - in the hope that He will protect me like He has.....

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