| I have always put a lot of thought into my belief structure and system of morals. Well, they were challenged. The amazing thing though is that for the first time in my life I didn�t get mad or upset by this. In fact I was intrigued. Having someone else tell me about their belief structure made me get a new perspective on mine. I�m not saying that my beliefs were altered because of this; I am saying that I got a different perspective on where I am coming from. I have always known that everyone�s beliefs are different and that what you believe comes from what you know and what you have experienced. I now fully understand that two people that have totally different beliefs can co-exist peacefully with one another as long as they can respect each other for who they are and what they believe. Agreement never has to exist as long as there is respect present. As nice as it would be to find someone out there who totally agrees with our beliefs, it will never happen, but you will learn a bit from others if you give the chance and listen to what they have to say. You never know what you find out there. Sometimes the best of friends are polar opposites. |
