But I'm still going to wear clothes

Sitting in my World Religion class yesterday, I decided to expand my horizons a bit. I am going to try to follow the Jain religion for the month of October. I will try to follow the 5 main vows of the religion and blog about my experiences along the way. Who knows? I might gain some different perspective on the religion or life as a whole.

As the bisexual said to the priest, "Some experimentation is good."

Because the 5 vows are quite nebulous, I will address each of them in their own posts. They'll probably pop-up by Monday, although I can't promise for certain (my weekend is quite slammed with a babysitting gig, a speech tournament, donating blood, and a Lincoln-Douglass debate bonanza. Whew! I feel tired just writing all of that!) I hope to get some concrete guidelines as to what I can and cannot do. For example, the first rule is of ahimsa, or no harming of others. Because gasoline is an inherently harmful commodity, causing the distruction of natural habitat of animals and a significant reason for at least 2 two wars, I will not use any for my own benefit. If I need to drive someone else, I will, lest I inconvenience them. I will accept carpooling. But I will not drive myself somewhere for my own benefit this month.

See why each one needs its own post? I tend to get detailed....
Hopefully this will give me new experiences in life.

I sound all idealistic. This is a good start.