I used to believe that the creator of a country is our god and we offered prayers to them by singing the national anthem.
A childhood belief about prayers

others believed things like this
- i always wondered why people sent plums to the queen, in the anthem "send her victorias"— anon uk
- I used to believe that when I said my prayers, "God Bless..." meant please keep burglars awayAnon
- when was little i used to believe that if you won the grand national you would become prime ministerAnon
- I used to think my birthday was a national holiday and the whole world celebrated it— アノン
- I thought tornados were monsters,and that they called out the national guard to destroy it.— Ben J.Grimm
- I had a friend who thougt the Mount Rushmore national monument was a natural rock formation.Anon