Finally...

So what did I learn?

I have some friends who don't believe in God. That's fine with me, you know? I shouldn't be one who force feeds religion to other people. I'm certainly not one to compromise someone else's belief system either. I respect the fact that I have friends who don't believe in the same ideas that I do.

So what? What's so significant about that?

I learned that some people do not possess the ability to believe in a higher power. Just like some people do not have the ability to have neat handwriting. It's not that they refuse to believe. It's just another facet of human nature. I learned that some people can want to believe and understand, but some just do not have it inside to do so.

Just because one does not believe in God (or any other higher being for that matter), does not automatically make them a bad person. A lot of people don't seem to understand that. I'm really trying harder to understand it myself. People are people. That's just a reality that we all have to deal with everyday. There are people who believe in a higher being and commit crimes...so really...what difference does it make to some people?

Obviously, having faith may be the only thing that keep people going. Some don't depend on it. Some do.

RESPECT: Life is too short not to respect the people in your life. It's not worth pointing fingers or placing blame. It hurts me that I'm in the middle of two parties. Yeah, I have to compose myself a certain way, but I guess I should be used to it...It's beyond my control and it's something that I just have to deal with.

Love me. Hate me. Whatever...

Just look at me as a person. That's it. That's all I am. Fuck my beliefs...they're NOT YOURS.