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Why I follow Jesus (Reading Time: 6 mins)

I am an Indian. In a country which has 33 crore Gods(almost 1 God for every 4 people) to say that I follow only one person as my Lord, is claiming something very exclusive. I am not a follower of Christ because: I have Christian sounding name I was born in a family where my parents are also Christians I go to church I celebrate Christian festivals such as Christmas(Actually I make it a point not to celebrate these festivals) I follow the rituals such as lent which are commonly associated with Christianity I must acknowledge at this point, that in my pursuit of finding the answers for the deeper questions of life, I found it in Jesus and I have not actively tried or experimented with other worldviews and religions.  For many people, one of the key goals of their life is to be good. I was not very different. To be good, I did a lot of work that would be considered good. I volunteered. I stopped using foul language. I stopped cheating in tests in school, stopped...