Am I a Hypocrite?

Those who know me or may have read the quote on the front of this website and then read my previous Goodbye to Nancy post might be asking themselves how can he talk like a secular humanist while writing about God and Heaven? Well by the strict definition I am probably a hypocrite but while my personal philosophy is that of a Secular Humanist I recognise that not everybody is and if somebody you care deeply about has a deep abiding faith then who am I to try and change that especially when that person is fighting for her life against a very aggressive cancer.

Even though when I wrote my Goodbye to Nancy post, sadly she would never be able to read it, the post was written as if she could. It was all about her and her faith and not my humanism. If while she fought this terrible cancer her faith gave her comfort then I am all for it. I also wrote that post as if I was sitting next to her bed and telling her I would find her in the afterlife and again I stand by that as I know it would have given her comfort. She suffered through round after round of Chemotherapy. Nancy never pushed her faith on anybody else and in writing my final heartfelt goodbye to her I was going to commemorate that as well as all the other wonderful person characteristics she had. I am comfortable in my own personal philosophy just as Nancy was in her deep faith. We had sixteen years together online with never a cross word between us. I respected her for all that she was and I hope that this is the best way that I can pay tribute to her life, and my love for her.