WARNING: Rant. The Sad Truth.

Tonight has caused quite a stir with me. I've been searching through some internet sites and felt nothing but hatred. I'm sure you could guess what it's about. I've ranted about it once before; religion. Tonight, however, it's not to discuss my disappointment in religion, I suppose it's to state my disappointment in humanity.

What makes it morally correct to go around bashing just because we, in some way or other are different. Guess what? We're all different! It's what makes us special. It's just like this picture:



Every single person has something different to offer, but it's all part of a perfect body. We need each other to complete each other. So tell me... why are we trying to destroy each other? Why are we consistently trying to prove that one person or other is wrong? Human nature, yes. You don't need to be religious to believe in human nature. We have this strange desire to be right, no matter the cost. Sacraficing those things which matter most, family, friends, just to be right? I don't understand the purpose. There is nothing which brings more pain than to be rejected because you're different. Being different and being right are completely different things.

Everyone has a right to be different. Even though underneath it all, we are the same. We are all human, that causes there to naturally be similarities. Being different, to me, means that you steer away from ideas, to explore, to be free essentially. Everyone has their own definition of freedom. To me being free is learning how to be different. To not just accept the way things are, but at the same time, not calling down others to get to where you want to be... on the top, and right. Being right is often a state of mind where you won't budge on an opinion even if all the evidence is there, and you simply can't deny it.

So where is truth? Ideas are fun to play with. As long as people are playing, we're going to disagree. Does disagreeing mean that there needs to be fighting and wars? Do we honestly need to be so stubborn and rebellious? Maybe it's the lust for power? Maybe it's just that fire burning within us that wants to find truth.

I do believe in self-deception. We can trick ourselves into believing ideas. This is why fighting to be right can essentially be useless. We DON'T know everything. I find that science often tries to find the answers for everything when yet they don't. Religion does too, but there are some things that we just won't find out until we die, unless if otherwise shown. Believe me, some people know though. There are some experiences which are impossible to deny, and so they simply don't. Whether that's in religion or not, I've seen both. This is not, however cause for conflict.

Also note: just because a person backs down in a debate of whatever kind, it's not always because they don't think that you're worth their time or their effort. It can often be because they don't want to cause conflict. You can tell when a person is angry and not in a position to discuss a subject. In those cases, it's always best to step down and let them breathe before you discuss things again. Being willing to open up your mind and heart to try and see things from their perspective can also help.

Let's keep it simple. Life is meant to be simple, not to be as complicated as people make it out to be. Let's live life for love, relationships, health and happiness. The more contention we bring the more out of balance our lives become. The more contention there is, the more wars, heartaches, etc will happen. We have so much to live for, so why not just live?