To each their own beliefs...
I am so tired of seeing all those posts about how Jesus is our saviour, he’s the son of G-D, and if you care you’ll share his picture etc... But do I say anything to the people posting these on Facebook? No I DON’T! Why? Because everyone is in title to do whatever they want to do when it comes to expressing themselves on their own profiles. I don’t personally agree with these posts because the Jesus in question was only a man and a Jewish man as a matter of fact. But for so many out there the ideology seems to be soothing their lives, and to me that is fine. But what is not fine is when I take the same expressive liberties as them and posts what seems amusing to me or what actually touches me as a person only to get angry comments or private messages that makes me feel “bad” for having my own personality. Why should I feel bad thou... Am I not allowed to express myself too? Am I supposed to sit back, be bombarded with pictures, quotes on my Facebook Homepage to which I personally don’t agree with? It’s not like I tell these people that they are wrong, delusional and so on. No I don’t, and then what gives them the right to assume that they can do it to me? I have always had a deep personal spirituality, and yet I never was truly able to associate myself to any specific doctrine/religion. My faith is within me, it is part of me. But apparently if I dare post something demonstrating a human rights situation that presents a circumstance that demonstrates a total lack of respect for one’s belief and right to choose, I get called upon! Wtf? Yes my post clearly showed a total lack of respect for a family’s right to choose and their reaction, but because it was done with humour I apparently am disrespecting other people’s religious beliefs! But that’s OK because those people are so called “good Christians”.
To this I will say that this is what you call hypocrites! I mean when you seem to be more offended by a man exercising his freedom of speech with humour than what is surrounding you: poverty, diseases, abuse etc. I have so many questions to people like that... What have you done lately to help? Did you go to your local soup kitchen and volunteer? Did you bring much needed blankets to your local shelter? Did you give your extra change to some fundraising? Did you stop and give a sandwich to a homeless person clearly hungry? Etc...
Well guess what, I did! I give my time for free, I don’t have much money and yet I still will give to whatever fundraising that comes my way. And when I lived in the city I used to go to the sandwich shop and buy a few and give them to starving men and women on the street... I am not saying that I’m better than anyone, quite the contrary; I am usually known to be rude and often called a bitch or an asshole. But you know what? I am an honest person; I recognize my faults (even if I hate it!) I apologize when I’m wrong without hesitation and learn from my mistakes. But I will NEVER apologize for my own beliefs, and if that is offending well remember that your Christian quotes offend ME and yet I NEVER say anything about it, nope I just ignore them and keep scrolling down the page and look at other stuff!
I should not have to justify myself, my opinions and my beliefs. They are mine; I share them with the best intentions because I can. It doesn’t mean that I impose them on others or that I want people to agree with me, I just share them because I feel that if we as a people do this we as a whole can understand one another and stop all the assuming which brings arguments and fighting!
Maybe I’m wrong and maybe I’m right, I don’t know but what I do know is that I am me and that is the best I can do for myself. So before you judge me and MY beliefs, maybe you should take a good long look in the mirror and ask yourself: “Who am I to judge another? Would I, myself, like to be judged?”
Anyway, whatever you believe, may you find peace throughout your journey...
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