“After I left the convent, for 15 years I was worn out with religion, I wanted nothing whatever to do with it. I felt disgusted with it. If I saw someone reading a religious book on a train, I'd think, how awful.”
The speaker describes a deep disillusionment with organized religion after leaving a convent, feeling fatigue and aversion toward religious practice.
In simple terms: Leaving the convent left her exhausted and resentful of religion.
Religious disaffection after intense immersion.
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The sentiment may overlook positive aspects of religion for some individuals.
