You view the gods as entities without, " Montolio tried to explain. "You see them as physical beings trying to control our actions for their own ends, and thus you, in your stubborn independance, reject them. The gods are within, I say, whether one has named his own or not. You have followed Mielikki all your life, Drizzt. You merely never had a name to put on your heart. R.A. Salvatore
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When someone calls the gods physical beings trying to control our actions for their own ends, one can view it as a negative. However, when we understand that we all have a part in the universe and we are all part of the universe, we can see that this is true. We also can see that when we reject the idea of the gods having any influence on our lives, we only add to this misconception. We do not create our own destiny; rather, we create our own world.

We do not control what happens to us; rather, we control how we react to what happens to us. The gods may be within us or they may not be. It does not matter, because they are still within us at any rate.

They are still part of us at any rate.

Source: Sojourn

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