About This Quote
The gods have become our diseases" is a phrase that has been commonly used to describe the fact that we devote so much of our time and energy to making sure we don't die, we give so much of our lives to our gods and we forget to take care of ourselves. Another way of saying this is that we do not create enough time and space for ourselves. This is not to say that people who follow the teachings of the Old Gods are any less devoted to their faith. Instead, it is just an expression of acknowledging that we spend all of our time and energy on them instead of ourselves.
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