when i discovered the fandom, I was having some trouble findin g my place and what i was interested in and wasn't interested in. I did a lot of reasearch into this great group. In some ways it reminded me of a church. I was tols that to be a "furry" all i had to do was say that "i am a furry". That part was easy, now the hard part was figuring out where i belonged what my intrests where, whether I was going to be a part of the fandom and participate in events and get to know people in person, or be "closeted" and only go online or not at all. I found a happy median. I particpate when i can, but at school and other "human" events, I am just my regular self. However that has sparked some insightful being inside of me, that I would like to not be split between two worlds... I believe there is something more spiritual and whole that i can bring into my real existence. I am a searching agnostic, I am open to every belief and religion but whe i discovered furry it touched me in a way, that told me that i may have found my belief. I know being a fur is not a religion... but there are some side religions, in paganism that are connected to animals... I guess I have to keep searching.