today i had an opportunity. an opportunity to shed light on the way i think, the way i feel. now all i've done is question everything i've ever thought, everything i've ever believed. its a nice feeling; as least i am not so grounded and blinded that i cannot change, but its also a little disconcerting because what if i have been wrong all this years? does that make me stupid, ignorant, or blinded by what i have chosen to see?
does what you believe define someone? depending on the topic i would normally say yes, but now im not so certain. where is the line between respect and acceptance? i was told today that its a very thin line i walk and appearently so, but is a line worth treading at all? is it even possible to respect someones beliefs without agreeing? it is so hard, because if you respect it long enough eventually you will come to accept it. how does one go about questioning things or discussing things without bias or without emotion or without distaste? i have a reputation of being open-minded, but the religion/relationship with God i have tells me that i believe in something very close-minded. "I am the way, the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to Father but through me" Jesus said. is there a difference in being open-minded to someone elses ideas and beliefs while knowing that if they don't agree with me they're wrong? i have faith in my God, 100%. does that make me a bad person? because what i believe says that everyone that disagrees is going to hell, does that make me a bad person? some would say yes
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very well put. like many people are so closed minded that they don't believe it is possible for me to believe in science and the book of genesis. i try to be as open minded as possible but in being open minded you are rushed with options. all my life i have been christian i believe in the Lord, and that Jesus is his son. but i do wonder that if we only believe in one religion does that make us ultimately close minded? are we no longer open to beliefs against god because we are bias? Don't get me wrong though i believe in God 100% as well. Your posts are very interesting and are about things i don't really get to talk about with anyone so i really enjoy them. keep up the good work.
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