Do as they as they instruct for the tie being. Stay safe, Complete your studies Become financially independent. Then life life freely.
This is sound advice, and seems to be the consensus of many here. However I will pick a bone with the order of it, which also seems to often be a consensus. I'm not sure anymore as to how valid it tends to be to the young ex-muslim experience, and I would argue that becoming financially independent can come before education for many.
I myself have followed the consensus advice and order for many years, seeking toward that light at the end of the tunnel when I am free. But life doesn't always run so smoothly, even when one lays out the best plans and follows them with one's best efforts. And as I near that moment for myself, I wonder if I was right to follow it. One's studies can last years, decades even. And in North America they can be stopped and resumed to fit the circumstance.
And I offer these doubts knowing and appreciating full well the good fortune I've had during my experience that many ex-muslims sadly do not. I was able to come out about my apostasy some years ago to my parents, and they being truly moderate in their faith and open in their love could accept it, in spite of their reservations. For me, living with them and sharing in their life has not been the nightmare that it can be for many others.
Still, during this time there has been want unfulfilled, curiosity unexplored, mistakes unventured. No one really knows when or even if they'll ever get the opportunity to live their own life. And it's easy for those who can do so now with ease to devalue or forget what it is like to live in someone else's life instead of one's own. There are countless experiences that cannot be shared, taboos that cannot be broken, sensitivities that must be guarded. All the while prevarication becomes one's habit, as what is genuine is sacrificed for what is convenient. For those of great discipline and resilience this is something that can be done, but never without leaving its mark I don't think.
So for this reason, I would guard against taking this path, if one's reason for doing so is convenience or "straightforwardness". In that case I would say that becoming financially independent and moving out should be one's first goal. Life is rarely straightforward however one chooses to live it. Know all of your options, understand what you desire, and I think you will arrive at a path that truly suits you better than any that another fashions for you.
Wish you the best afghan hassan in whatever you do.
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