It’s a common belief—that morality only exists because of divine rules. That without a higher power to judge us, people will only care about themselves. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. Humanism isn’t about rejecting responsibility. It’s about embracing it.

When people hear “Humanism,” many assume it’s just atheism with a fancy name. A way to reject faith, deny God, or push some anti-religious agenda. That assumption is completely wrong.

At 17, I thought I was broken.

You’re you. And if people don’t like you for you—no amount of pretending will ever change that.

From the moment we’re born, people have expectations for us. Our parents, our teachers, our communities—all of them have a vision for who we should become.

When you’re young, failure feels huge. Like one wrong move will completely derail your future. That’s exactly how I felt when I had to repeat my senior year of high school.

When I was 17, I thought I was going to be the next Billy Graham.

Maybe you’ve felt certain that someone else was “wrong” just because they believed something different. But the truth is, morality is rarely about absolute right and wrong—it’s about context, choices, and consequences.