Beliefs...Not Meant to be a Debate EVER

I am happy to say that I have grown a lot over the past 5 years. I would like to think I have actually grown up more and I think I have.

Today's topic is about beliefs, religious and not.

I know that not everyone in the world has the very exact religious views. I am mormon and so is my husband. Truth is even with us both being of the same religion we still have different views in some ways. Doesn't change a single thing between us. I don't have many friends that are mormon. But that's totally fine. I have all kinds of friends that come from different religious backgrounds. I have a few friends that are atheist too. Still doesn't change our friendship one bit. I think the main reason why I am able to be friends with people who come from a different religious background is because I respect them as a person and yes even their religion. I might not agree with their religion but its what they believe. All of my friends feel the same way about me and my relgious beliefs too. I think people forget that this is a very important part of life. If you value your beliefs as much as you say you do then you should also know that respecting others is very important as well.

Being more diverse helps us to learn and grow better in life. I feel that being able to meet people of all kinds of religions and cultural beliefs has opened my eyes to a whole different world I didn't know existed. I use to be very close minded. I used to think that my views used to be how it was suppose to be everywhere and those who aren't just like me were considered an outsider. Well I am ashamed to this day to think I actually thought that. I now know I was terribly wrong in so many ways. I used to think that people who weren't American and came to the US and didn't know english or want to try and learn it were just ignorant. I was wrong about that too. I will never look down on someone for their religious belifs or their culture ever again. I know not everyone will even agree with me on this blog completely or understand how I am able to be so diverse. Its more possible then people think it is.

I am by far not a perfect person in any way. I still sometimes struggle to fully be accepting of others. I do feel like not everyone in this world is of good. There still is poeple out there that seem to be following in the wrong things. Not wrong in just my eyes but wrong in the eyes of God and so many others. Good example of this would Kony or Hitler. I will never accept people who do such bad things to such innocent people. And it has nothing to do with their cultural or religious beliefs or it could in some ways. But its mostly about their actions then beliefs so to say. None of us were born bad. We all once were innocent babies. True innocence, only found in children. But those children have to be taught right from wrong.

So the moral of this blog is just to not be so judgemental. You never know you might actually find a fantastic friendship/relationship with someone who you would least expect cuz of their cultural or relgious beliefs. Just don't be afraid to step outside your comfort zone and just be diverse.