This world would be so beautiful if everyone could just be tolerant of each other and live peacefully. Why does that seem like it's something so preposterous to dream? Why is everyone so judgmental? Can we all just get along? It bothers me. Remember, what's right for you, may not be right for someone else.
The lack of tolerance in humanity has been on my mind a lot lately and then I had an incident that happened tonight, so I decided that I would write this blog post and share it.
Well tonight, I was hanging out with a friend of mine and we decided that we would go out and get ice cream. We went to the ice cream shop, sat down, and starting talking. A little while later, the guy who was working behind the counter leans over and says to us, "Hey! During the last hour I like to talk to people and see if they know if they're going to Heaven or Hell. Can I talk to you?" All I could think to myself is great, of course this would happen to me. Well, my friend is a Christian, so I'm just sitting there waiting for him to tell the guy that he already knows and that we're good. My friend doesn't say anything and the guy is just looking at me waiting for an answer, so I tell him that I'll listen, which honestly I have no problem doing at all. He looked pleased and came around the counter to sit down by us.
He begins talking about how not a lot of people are sure if they're going to Heaven or not and how Jesus can save me if I just believe that He died for my sins. He quotes John 3:16, which I'm sure most people are aware of what it says regardless of what their belief is.
Now, I grew up in churches and I know some of what the Bible says... just as I grew up more and figured out more things for myself I just question it. To me personally, it seems like it has a lot of interpretations and that so many people just try to twist things around and make it work for them. I personally don't see the Bible as being very applicable to our modern lives, I mean, the Old Testament is definitely not applicable. No one lives by those laws anymore. How can this Christianity be real when there are so many different denominations that are all trying to tweak or alter certain things just to make themselves happy?
He went on to say that since he believes he's so happy that he knows he's going to Heaven and that he could do all these horrible things, but since he said the "sinners prayer" he would still go to Heaven.
That doesn't sit right with me. Okay, so I'm supposed to believe that this God died for me, and then I'm going to go out and murder someone and then I'm still going to be welcomed into Heaven? Huh? I mean, take a look at all these people who say that they're Hindu or Buddhist and look at they're lives - no one is perfect, but a lot of them are leading very positive lives. I guess I could say the same things about people claiming to be Christians, too... Maybe. I'm just so turned off by people saying that "God is good" because they didn't burn their toast in the morning. What the hell? You didn't burn your toast because you know how to set the damn toaster. (I didn't just make that up, either. I honestly has someone write that on Facebook once and I almost died.)
The next thing he said was how he was glad that he was one of the chosen ones that God died for, and that not everyone is someone who is chosen.
Wait, what? Pause. Wasn't this guy just telling me that God died for the world and now he's changing it up saying that he didn't?He went on and talked some more until my friend got up from the table stating that we had to get going. (He kept the place open for 30 minutes after they closed talking to us.) The guy said that he wanted to pray for me and that he knew when he was standing behind the counter that he couldn't let the rest of the night go without talking to me. (I guess.) He closed by saying that he didn't know if I was one of the chosen ones or not cause I was choosing not to believe, but that he hoped I was. (I don't know, what that his subtle way of telling me I'm going to Hell? ... Thanks.) I'm the type of person who likes to keep an open mind, so I don't have a problem listening to other people share with me what they believe in... I'll listen, but I won't argue back. I don't need to get in debates with people as to why "I'm right and they're wrong", or why "They're right and I'm wrong." I'm not interested in that.
I'm not even trying to say anything bad about the guy at all, he seemed like an okay person.. I honestly think that more people need to be like that, well just in the sense that he was so convinced of what he believed in. I just don't get overly thrilled when people feel the need to share with me their "truth". I don't really get why people can't just focus on bettering themselves and not constantly trying to "better" the world. Maybe that's just me. I'm not even trying to dog on the Christians, even though I know that people will somehow find a way to take offense to this.
So, that's just my two cents, don't read too much into it, it's just something that's been on my mind lately.
Good vibes and pleasant dreams to everyone tonight.
Love&Light.
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