Belief

One of the purposes of belief is to give us hope.

You are what you believe and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that as long as what you believe is not used to judge, condem or harm others.  You can not shove your beliefs down the throats of others and you must be accepting and tollerant of the beliefes of others as long as their beliefs in turn conform to this simple rule.

When we cross that line we create conflict in the name of our beliefs.  When we justify our bad behaviour in the name of our beliefs we are ultimately wrong.  No question about it there is nothing good about hurting others in the name of our beliefs.  They stop being a tool of hope and become a tool of destruction be it physical or mental/emotional.  When your beliefs cause hurt you are no longer being true to the purpose of your belief.

I've given a lot of brain space to the content of this subject and what I can surmise is this.  No matter what you believe you are entitled to believe what you want.  You are neither right or wrong any more than the next guy.  You are not entitled to condem your neighbour because they do not subscribe to your beliefs but rather are expected to accept and embrace your differences.  You were not put on this earth to judge the beliefs of others but to monitor your actions based on your own beliefs.

I find it quite disturbing to hear intolerance by individuals who claim to have firm beliefs yet can not fathom the possibility that someone else may not actually subscirbe to their set of beliefs and therefore must be evil and wrong.  They are not wrong they are just different.  And certainly not for you to judge and condem.  Who's to say it isn't you who is wrong?

As I mentioned in the begining the purpose of belief is hope.  When your beliefs cause harm they are no longer valid beliefs but the opinion of your own ego.  When your ego over whelms your belief then you are no longer in seach of hope but rather guided only to elevate your own ego and abandon the essence of your belief most times without realising it.

Hold true to your beliefs, do not judge or condem others for theirs and when faced with injustices from others in the name of their beliefs know this.  They are no longer guided by their beliefs but by their ego and that is not conducive to their beliefs but rather and indication that they have abondoned the essence and nature of their beliefs for personal gain.  They are not as enlightend as those individuals who hold true to their beliefs and not let ego get in the way.  Be sure of this, if you can face an ego driven individual and not fall to your own ego, you are a highly evolved individual and you will always have hope.

In love and light, always.
Tammy.