No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
Every man would have a friend
That right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown-up Christmas list
certain things enrage me. some of them, probably far more than they should. things such as rolling your eyes, calling someone 'baby' or 'sweet thing', being disrespectful because you're in a place of power, doctors, smacking people's asses, and religion. [funny how all of those things can somehow be placed into one large lump isn't it?]
and yes, actually, i am going there.
having faith is an immensely beautiful thing and i support that, promote it even. faith gives you light in the darkness, strength in your weakness, and most importantly hope. and to be proud of your faith isn't wrong, i'm not saying that. it's when you use that faith and twist it into something that makes you sound better than the rest of the world. why are you better? that's just it... you aren't.
you may be a believer, a follower, a leader, what have you; but you are still a human. a sickly, worn, jaded, sinful human. just like every other person walking the earth with you. their sin isn't worse than your's, you are not more entitled to anything.
this all started heating up because of a woman. one single, beautiful soul with faith to match. i respect her, not because she's older, not because she's wiser (although she is), but because she has this unwavering compassion. but to me, sometimes she loses her way.. she seems too built into her faith that i wonder if it's truly helping more than it's harming. and perhaps it's something to do with that generation, that they are so incredibly against the idea of being a homosexual (yes, believe it or not, that is the problem).
am i gay? no. but you know, i have met some more than extraordinary people that are. and for you, or anyone for that matter, to think little of them because of who they may choose to love is wrong. i don't care what the bible does or does not say, if you don't like it LOOK AWAY. don't look disgusted, or make noises, or faces.. don't make comments or start rattling off verses.. just walk in the opposite direction if it really offends your faith *that much*. that's the funniest part, not funny haha more like funny-sad.. disheartening actually, that people seem to feel like 'that relationship over there' is somehow undermining MY faith. why? because it's not what you believe? *NEWS FLASH* the world does not and will never revolve around you. sorry.
i think people seem to forget how human we really are. how fragile a person's emotions are. how fragile we are. how much pain a simple gesture really can cause a person.
compassion is meant to reach out to the masses, not just these people because 'they believe what i believe'.
see, this is what i mean when i say enrage.. the world is just already so cold and unforgiving. couldn't we all at least try to tolerate one another if loving each other is really that impossible?
I have a few christian friends like this, but what they do that annoys the *crap* outta me is that whenever they hear someone they know is dating someone. the very first thing they ask is "Is she/he a christian?" If they say yes, everyone breathes out and nods and all is well. But if they say no, a terrible judging silence fills the air, until one of them says cheerfully "Well then they can be brought into the light by them can't they". And I just think what. The. Fuck. Do they think that the christian-stamp suddenly makes a guy/girl safe? It doesn't make them any better than anyone else. It is not the defining quality you should ask about. What about, "have they been in prison" or "do they kick puppies" or probably even "do they have a trail of evil exes that might want to exact their revenge all at the same time?". I would ask any of those before even coming to what they believe. Grargh.
ReplyDeleteit's depressing that this seems to be so common.. i mean, like i said, i believe faith is a beautiful thing but it doesn't define the entire person. it doesn't suddenly make them some sort of superhero because they go to some house of worship. i mean deep down who really knows their true reasons behind attending a service other than themselves? it doesn't just purge them of all their wrongdoings... not even slightly. it just seems to show what a broken system we live with..
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