Faith

Over the past couple of days, I have been thinking quite a bit about faith and religion and how they are two entirely different things. Faith is having a belief in something more powerful than yourself. Religion is a set of rules and guidelines you have to follow in order to get to heaven. People will do the most heinous things and say that it is in the name of their religion, for their god. How can that be?

I think the main problem in our society is judgement. Judging others based on gender, race, sexuality, religion, or anything else. The fact is not anyone of us is born any better than anyone else. If we could just realize that and show some compassion for our fellow person, I think the world could be and would be a better place. What we need to show faith in is humanity. We need to allow people to be who they are supposed to be.

I think people get too wrapped up in religion to realize that it doesn't matter what you believe in, but that you treat others with respect and love. There are many things that I don't agree with in my religion, but I still believe in something. Faith is important. Whether or not it is faith in a higher power or faith in humanity. We need teach acceptance instead of pretending things don't exist. What is important is that we are all people trying to live the best way that we can. 

People are too wrapped up in themselves to realize they can play a bigger role. I don't know when it became acceptable to be mean or nasty to someone based on a look, or an accent, or a particular article of clothing. It makes me sad knowing that people can be so harsh and quick to lose sight that behind a turban, or a cross, or a yamaka, or any other material thing, there lies a soul of another human being.