We live in a world that is filled with millions of people, all unique in their own way. As human beings we all have a desire to succeed in life and be happy. It’s hard to do so when we as people look at it in an unnatural way. We all have different tastes in food, different tastes in music, and different belief systems. Some people are Christian, some are Muslim, some are Buddhist, and some are Atheist. Some people like Chinese food while others like Indian food. It’s one of the greatest things that we should celebrate as a species. Some people have different sexual preferences as well as different orientations. Some people are straight, some are gay, and some swing both ways. Some people enjoy being tied up, some enjoy the concept of being owned, and some just want to go in and out. Yet our society doesn’t see that. It’s usually black and white, whereas in reality everything is gray. Some of this is due to religious convictions and others are personal experiences.
When it comes to homosexuality, people tend to be open to it, yet the people that are opposed are usually louder than those that support it. It’s as if the people opposing it want to control the masses into believing in what they believe. Yet they have never experienced the life of a homosexual. They can’t comprehend what it’s like to be told who you can and cannot love as well as can or cannot do. They oppose same-sex marriage because they believe that a marriage is a divine union between a man and a woman. However, same-sex marriage won’t affect their marriage or biblical belief of marriage because not everybody follows the same belief system. Just because you believe in God and that if you commit a funny little thing called sin, doesn’t mean that everybody else does. Don’t make everybody else commit to such things if they don’t want to. Doing so is called repression and the victims are being oppressed. They don’t want to be regulated on who they love or what they do. They want to be happy just like anybody else. Yet we have people around the world that will stop at nothing to be sure that the whole world is converted to their belief system. Muslims do it as well as Christians. When I say this, I don’t mean “all” Muslims and Christians, but the ones actively trying to convert people. However, these can be small conversions such as making people believe two people of the same sex can’t marry or love. There are other conversion such as “believe my system or die.” Which is a whole lot worse, because that only brings unwanted bloodshed.
At the same time, perhaps we need to go into the shoes of those who oppose same-sex marriage and homosexuality. We don’t know what’s going through their head. Perhaps they were raised to believe such things and they hold them to be absolute truth. They see the people who oppose them as a threat to their livelihood. We are coming in to their lives, telling them that their belief system is wrong and that they should stop the oppression of the homos. Yet they see those people in the wrong. They don’t see themselves as the issue, they see the homosexuals wanting to have marriage as the issue. It’s against God’s wishes or it’s against their personal convictions (whatever that may be). Argument in point is, perhaps instead of being on the defense or offense, perhaps both are right. Same-sex marriage is right for the individuals who are for it. Conventional marriage is right for the individuals who are for it. That’s where the gray area comes in, because it’s white for one individual and black for another. If we were open to the fact that some accept it and some don’t, we don’t really have to fight about it. In the end, nothing really changes. If you believe in biblical things, you can do such things. It’s not going to affect you as an individual in any possible way. Just as a person in a traditional marriage doesn’t affect those in a same-sex marriage. In the end, it’s just marriage!
I’m an Atheist, as well as bisexual. As an Atheist, religious people tend to look at me as if I’m in danger and in need of saving, as if I’m doing something that would harm myself. Yet, here I am alive and well. I don’t go around trying to convert religious people to Atheism. I just tell them my view and what I know from research and experience, and they can take it or leave it. If they agree with me, that’s great. If they disagree, that’s fine. By doing this, I’m not converting them or bashing them. I’m telling them how I see it and they tell me how they see it. That’s called a conversation. Sometimes that conversion can go into an argument, which in that case it’s a debate. Debates are always welcome, because if we only looked at life in a single way, we’d be simplifying how the world works when it actually is a very complex thing. Now being bisexual, I receive a lot of puzzling looks. They look at me as if something is wrong with me. I’m bisexual because I find both men and women attractive. I’m a sinning heathen, if you will. Which I do not have any issue with those words, because they are just words. Words that are used to control the masses. “Don’t commit sin or else burn in hell.” “A heathen worthy of punishment.” Whatever dude, just leave me be!
I tend to be very open minded to practically everything. Of course there are somethings that I do find wrong, but that’s mostly personal beliefs. Of course, as time changes, my views on things change as well. To have an open-mind is to have a willingness to change personal beliefs based on what is discovered or experienced. If you live your life with no new experiences or discoveries, you probably won’t change your personal beliefs. Personally, I find such acts very disappointing because I view it as somebody not experiencing all there is to learn in life. I personally, love to learn all there is to know about life and how it works. Everyday is a new experience filled with new discoveries. I’m happy about this, it’s the way I want to live. Some people aren’t as ambitious to have such a lifestyle, and that’s fine. Whatever makes you happy, do it. Just don’t make everybody else do it.
Don’t jump to conclusions or be judgmental. Those who quickly conclude something or judge someone for what they see, is usually because they don’t understand the full situation. I experience such things from people all the time. Once they figure out that I’m an Atheist, some immediately assume that I’m a satanist or an evil person because I don’t believe in a God or any gods. If somebody learns that I work in maintenance, some automatically assume that I’m a nobody, worthy of nothing, and that they are superior to me because they have a “better” job title. I’m not innocent by any means, I’ve had experiences where I jumped to a conclusion and made some people angry. Looking back at it now, I regret such moments. Open-mindedness requires one to not quickly assume they know all the answers, because in the end there really isn’t absolute truths. There is only what is known and what isn’t known, a gray area in life. Some questions may never be answered. In the end, stay open minded on issues, and try to look on both sides of an argument. We are all human, and sometimes such things are difficult to do. To be human is not to be perfect, because perfection is hard to come by.
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