Belief

It's true, Elias Kwon and I had quite an interesting argument over religion. 

So, the basis of this blog shall be about religion, especially since I've noticed that most of my past blogs have had nothing philosophical or ethically interesting in them, and well, this blog's purpose is to expose my perspective on things, and thus, I shall commence.

To start off, it has to be understood that I am in fact, Christian. I do believe in God, and the existence of Christ. Why? I realized throughout these years, that sometimes, you just gotta have trust in something. I have my trust in God, and I believe that He will guide me through whatever I face. I know that He is there, watching over all of us, including me, and He always does things for a reason. What those reasons are, I'm not sure of, but like I said, sometimes, you just gotta have faith. Now, as to why I prefer Christianity. I find that Christianity is... a "gentle" religion, "gentle" in that it is accepting, all-incorporating, and.. overall.. kind. I love that about Christianity, that Christians do not have to give up something precious, basically, they can just plainly.. BELIEVE. That's great, wonderfully great. I appreciate that about Christianity. Quite wonderful. 

The dispute started because of one simple sentence. 

" I think you should [try] to go to church, because I think it would help you."

hmm. As much as I appreciate him thinking about my well-being, and thinking that church would help me, I did not think I needed help. Do I need help? Am I lost? Am.. I a... wreck? I really honestly did not notice so. Over this past year, I feel like I've grown in such a great amount, that I'm proud of myself. I've realized some things. As said in Beloved, There is no future if one avoids the past, and yet, one does not do well to dwell in the past. There's a delicate balance/medium between understanding the past, and predicting the future. Honestly, I appreciate the past. I feel like, if some of the things that happened to me, did not happen to me, I would not be who I am. Okay, I did lie when I said that I do not put up a strong front. It's true, I do put up a strong front, and I do live in my own protective bubble, but I don't feel exactly comfortable exposing some of my deepest darkest secrets to well, strangers. Like I said in my first blog, I will expose my secrets, but not all of them. True, I can be quite vulnerable. But.. isn't that the beauty of being human? Humans are vulnerable, no matter how much we like to deny ourselves of that fact. Humans do not like to be hurt. Sure, we can build up tolerance towards physical pain, but once an arrow of emotional pain shoots through our protective layers, it still penetrates deep to affect us negatively. Sometimes, minimal amounts of pain remind us that we are human. 

Oh, man I am way off topic. The thing is, I do not get the supposed wonder of evangelism. Great, you're Christian. hurrah for you. that does not give you any reason to believe that others have to be Christian also. There is a reason why people who are not Christian are still alive, are still happy, are still living life as any other Christian would. There are other religions in the world, and no, Christianity is not the King of religion, nor is it the "Fascist" of faiths. I've always believed that people have the right to decide what they want to believe in, without having to be bothered by the may-be nuisance of conversion. Ah, and then there's the reason that most evangelists give: " What if there is someone out there, lost without a faith, that has been waiting for an answer? We try to convert, for these people. So we can find them, and give them faith." Mm, great altruistic cause, and yet, shouldn't such a lost person be given the freedom to search for whatever they feel comfortable with? Everybody leads their own path, so who are we as proclaimers of a certain religion to butt in on his/her path? The beauty of the world is created by diversity, by uniqueness, by different beliefs. Do you not think so? What happened to free establishment? Do we all have to be Christian? Do we all have to be suggested to be Christian? I hope not. The beauty of FAITH, is that moment, when you stumble upon such belief, and you feel " wow, this is right. This.. is for me. This is what I believe in. I want to understand"

Instead of..." This.. is what i believe in because somebody told me that this is a great religion, a great faith, and therefore, i should believe in it."

So, I challenge Evangelism, such zealous advocacy for a cause. 

It is great that people want to help other people in need, but when those in need are lost, IT. IS. NOT. YOUR. FAULT. Things just happen sometimes. 

right?

God works in mysterious ways.

Exactly.

So, who are we to assume that God wants us to have to spread the Christian Gospel?

Can we not just appreciate and.... live on? 

Or. do we have to convert others, because apparently, Christianity is ..... better?

Why else are we converting others?

Helping others is beautiful. Converting others is a different story. Definitely not.. not beautiful, but it is definitely not.. gorgeous.

Do you guys understand what i mean?

I mean.. People have faith for a reason, so who are we to.. rebut that reason, and show them an alternate reason? What.. if .. those are lost, aren't actually lost? We just think they are lost because.. they do not believe in the same faith..

I believe in diversity, do you?

let me know.

Anyways, i hope none of this entry was offensive, if it was.

please understand that I was just trying to portray a different point of view, not shun the Christian religion, seeing that I am myself a Christian.

ah d'accord.

"La confiance est la clef à la conviction."