Post by alyceavary on Jul 26, 2012 22:26:18 GMT -5
I had a cousin (I've posted about her before) post something on her Face book page and it aggravated me so much that I have written the following:
Why can't we all get along? I respect that other people have different religious views than I do and different political views as well. I even understand that we all enjoy different types of music. Am I really THAT enlightened and more evolved to understand what most of America cannot?
What kind of world would this be if everyone believed and liked the EXACT same thing? Pretty boring, I think. This is America and we ALL have the RIGHT to BELIEVE what we want, THINK what we want, LOVE who we want, DREAM what we want, SAY what we want, LIVE how we want. NO ONE can tell us how to live or believe, not families, not friends, and ESPECIALLY not the government. I will not back down and I will no longer worry what others may say or think. I am Wiccan, and proud of it, I walked the Christian path for MANY years and found myself questioning MANY of the core beliefs and finding hypocrisies. I have friends that are Christian, even family members....I'm okay with that. You have your beliefs and I have mine. Many people fear Wiccans and Pagans because they have been taught to out of fear of the unknown and uncommon. My path is one filled with love and respect, for myself, the Earth, and the Universe. It is often referred to as "New Age" and in some ways it is, but in others, my religion has been around since the dawn of time. It isn't much different than the mainstream religion: you call it praying, I call it spell work; you believe in one God, I believe in a God AND a Goddess-equality for all.
Asking a higher power to move the energy of the Universe for something ONE person wants more than anything else: prayer or spell? BOTH.
One of my favorite quotes is from a character from in a series of books written by RA Salvatore. This character is caught between trying to walk a path of tradition and that which his family believes and believing something completely different. He says: "So tell me not of avatars. Show me not your proof that yours is the true god. I grant you your beliefs without question and without judgment, but if you grant me what is in my heart, then such proof is irrelevant." In other words, you can try to "save" me all you want and such me all of the proof that YOU know is the right path and I can show you all of MY proof that I am right. We have to agree to disagree. What's right for your spiritual health and well-being may not be right for me or anyone else.
I apologize if anyone here thinks that I am a bitch or uncaring or if I offend anyone. BUT, this is MY Facebook page and I can post WHATEVER I want. This site is not owned by the government, you, the man in the moon, or aliens....neither am I. I FULLY expect for friends and possibly relatives to no longer associate with me here and that's fine. I respect that decision, I also respect that this is a FREE country and we can do what we want. Quite honestly, if you want to live in a country where everyone follows the same religion as you, move to Iraq, Iran, or any communist nation and leave me alone. I am tired of trying to spare people's feelings. I suppose this post will show me who REALLY can put their feelings aside and see that I am the same person you have known for xx years that also can love me for ME.
I haven't made it "public" or "final" yet.....as in I haven't pushed that Post button. I wanted input first on how it sounds and if I have represented all of us in a positive light.....any thoughts or suggestions? I don't think I've given away any "trade secrets". LOL And if you want to see what SHE posted that inspired this, let me know.
Why can't we all get along? I respect that other people have different religious views than I do and different political views as well. I even understand that we all enjoy different types of music. Am I really THAT enlightened and more evolved to understand what most of America cannot?
What kind of world would this be if everyone believed and liked the EXACT same thing? Pretty boring, I think. This is America and we ALL have the RIGHT to BELIEVE what we want, THINK what we want, LOVE who we want, DREAM what we want, SAY what we want, LIVE how we want. NO ONE can tell us how to live or believe, not families, not friends, and ESPECIALLY not the government. I will not back down and I will no longer worry what others may say or think. I am Wiccan, and proud of it, I walked the Christian path for MANY years and found myself questioning MANY of the core beliefs and finding hypocrisies. I have friends that are Christian, even family members....I'm okay with that. You have your beliefs and I have mine. Many people fear Wiccans and Pagans because they have been taught to out of fear of the unknown and uncommon. My path is one filled with love and respect, for myself, the Earth, and the Universe. It is often referred to as "New Age" and in some ways it is, but in others, my religion has been around since the dawn of time. It isn't much different than the mainstream religion: you call it praying, I call it spell work; you believe in one God, I believe in a God AND a Goddess-equality for all.
Asking a higher power to move the energy of the Universe for something ONE person wants more than anything else: prayer or spell? BOTH.
One of my favorite quotes is from a character from in a series of books written by RA Salvatore. This character is caught between trying to walk a path of tradition and that which his family believes and believing something completely different. He says: "So tell me not of avatars. Show me not your proof that yours is the true god. I grant you your beliefs without question and without judgment, but if you grant me what is in my heart, then such proof is irrelevant." In other words, you can try to "save" me all you want and such me all of the proof that YOU know is the right path and I can show you all of MY proof that I am right. We have to agree to disagree. What's right for your spiritual health and well-being may not be right for me or anyone else.
I apologize if anyone here thinks that I am a bitch or uncaring or if I offend anyone. BUT, this is MY Facebook page and I can post WHATEVER I want. This site is not owned by the government, you, the man in the moon, or aliens....neither am I. I FULLY expect for friends and possibly relatives to no longer associate with me here and that's fine. I respect that decision, I also respect that this is a FREE country and we can do what we want. Quite honestly, if you want to live in a country where everyone follows the same religion as you, move to Iraq, Iran, or any communist nation and leave me alone. I am tired of trying to spare people's feelings. I suppose this post will show me who REALLY can put their feelings aside and see that I am the same person you have known for xx years that also can love me for ME.
I haven't made it "public" or "final" yet.....as in I haven't pushed that Post button. I wanted input first on how it sounds and if I have represented all of us in a positive light.....any thoughts or suggestions? I don't think I've given away any "trade secrets". LOL And if you want to see what SHE posted that inspired this, let me know.