Okay, here it goes... I have recently received a comment on my site from a lady named Michelle.  First of all, I would like to thank Michelle for coming to my site, although I believe she found it while she was out witch-hunting and only came long enough to post her message. 

     Next, I would like to mention the fact that pagans, as well as people of most other religions, do not go out seeking people from other cultures and trying to recruit them.  I have no objections to anyone's religion and believe that everyone has the right to choose his or her own path.  If anyone comes to me with questions, I will gladly give answers, but I do not go out into other people's space and preach my ways.

     All I ask is to be left alone to practice my ways, be myself, and live my life in the best way I see fit.  I appreciate the fact that Michelle is attempting to help me and that she honestly feels sorry for me because I am going to hell.  But before you help someone, you should first assure yourself that the person needs help. 

     I am not lost, Michelle.  I was lost for many years, going from church to church, trying to find a place where I would fit in, where I felt welcome and didn't feel out of place.  Finally, I met a lady who called herself a witch.  Curious, I asked her to explain, then to show me more, and more.  The more I studied, the more I realized that this was where I belonged, what I truly was. 

     Thank you for what you see as kindness, Michelle.  Thank you for your concern and for showing that you care in the only way you know how.  But I must also say, "No, thank you." I am happy where I am, the path I am travelling.  I can't say that you aren't right, that my path isn't taking me straight to hell, because none of us knows for a fact what is real and what is not. 

     But I can say that my path has taken me much farther in life than any other path I attempted to wander.  When death comes, hopefully many years from now, I will not be afraid to go on, to see what lies ahead.  If I find then that I was wrong in life, that will be another of many mistakes I have made in this life and I will take my punishment just as I always have.  But I will not let fear keep me from being who I am.