While I consider myself a believer in the Christian faith, I don't always jibe well with organized religion. First of all, there's the fascination with morality at the expense of love and compassion. Where I reside, as long as you don't drink alcohol or use profanity, you're counted among the Chosen, no matter how badly you cut down your neighbor. A few years back, I decided that my search would focus on love, and in the interim, I'll enjoy beer and wine and cuss like a sailor.
Here's another point on which I depart from the conventional thoughts of the majority of churches: I believe that humanity -- for the most part -- wants to do good. After 9/11, I was amazed at how people pulled together. New York didn't turn into an uncontrollable riot ground, as I would have predicted. Another inspiration comes from public reaction to the recent CNN story about a young boy in Iraq who was burned by insurgents. CNN reports that they've been overwhelmed by the number of readers and viewers who want to help, and the boy will soon be flown to a children's burn center in California.
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"A few years back, I decided that my search would focus on love, and in the interim, I'll enjoy beer and wine and cuss like a sailor."
It's really refreshing to find other people who see what's REALLY important!
Unfortunately, in my experience, people are just looking for an excuse to do wrong. Yes, we come together for the big, life altering events, but how long does the good will toward each other last? I hate to sound like a pessimist, but I see it every day. And my husband, a police officer, deals with it every day. And it seems that it's getting easier and easier for people to treat others poorly and show little or no remorse.
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