Opinionated Debate

    Ok so Ive been debating on doing this blog for a long time because it may cause some controversy. But in this blog I just want to put down my thoughts and opinions as of today on Gay marriage, Abortion, and Religious beliefs.

     Ok so starting things off here with the Gay marriage debate, to break it down basically as it stands as of June 18th, 2012, there are no rights for Gays to be married country wide. Which some people may look at as no big deal but really it is. The way I look at this is that marriage as a whole in our nation is flawed so is this the point at which we decide to not go any farther? I find that quite hypocritical of a "free nation".My opinion on gay marriage is this. Let it happen, let two people that love each other have an outward and legal standing of their family and life. To say that this is unethical or that it goes against religion is a very narrow minded perspective, to say that this form of marriage is any less biblical than two non Christians getting married is hypocrisy. Do I agree with what they may do? no. But in a nation of freedoms, the freedom of marriage should not be restricted due to just one person or one groups point of view.

   Now onto abortion. This one is tough. Abortion really just has two sides : pro life or pro abortion. And the only way you can identify which side you may want to be on is to define when life begins. This may well be the biggest controversy in the whole debate. Websters dictionary defines life as :  the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally. Basically if you can grow and/or reproduce you are alive. Which really doesnt help this argument because on one side you can argue yes they are growing which means they are alive so its murder, but on the other hand a condom could very well be an act of murder in the sense of killing living cells, or a haircut, I dont want to desensitize the issue because it is a bigger deal than that, it is the ending of a possible life. However In my opinion this should be an option. Im not pro-abortion but im not for making people go through with their pregnancies unwillingly either. What kind of life would an unwanted child have? I feel if sex is a choice then so should be the result. 

    And finally my thoughts on religious beliefs. Basically who is right? Christians, Atheists , ect? Honestly I can say I fall under the category of Christianity but in an unbiased blog I feel I should explain why I am what I am. I am a christian because for one, my parents took me to church as a child. And two , through being in church I could see God working in peoples lives and changing them. Now in bias I could say that concludes this argument, that Christianity is obviously right and all others are wrong, however what if a Muslim  child was to grow up and see people changing for what they believe. Or an atheist to never have anyone or anything work in their lives, am I to say they are wrong in their beliefs too? So this is the only argument I can't conclude because it has to do with the very reason I started this blog. It's a question I could ponder forever but never know the true answer too.

    None of what I wrote is concrete , everything I think and feel is liable to change at any point, as certain things have shaped peoples lives ,so can change my outlook on life and its events. I just wanted to put my thoughts in a forum where others can see what I think and I can recall my thoughts and opinions as of today. 

The Road Less Traveled

      Today at work I noticed a lot of things that previously seemed very rare to me, which may just been naive of me but I wanted to address it here. One of the things I noticed was multiple people eating completely alone.        
      So by no means does eating by yourself mean you are "lonely" but more or less just alone. And I sat there thinking how someones life would lead them to a point somewhere far down the road that they end up in an Ontario Outback eating with no one but yourself.
      I know that I hope and pray that I dont end up sitting at a resteraunt by myself many years from now, I would hope that no one would ever be completely alone. But what surprised me most today wasnt the fact that people were eating alone but more or less how they were eating. These people were comfy, some had there shoes off, others had multiple books that they read throughout their meal, and even another person found comfort in having conversations with employees while watch the NBA conference finals game. How does someone with no one find that sort of tranquility within themselves.
      If I was ever alone in such a public setting I dont know if I  would be able to feel that "comfortable" for lack of a better term. But I can't judge any of these people, I dont know what path they traveled in life. I dont know their struggles or strengths, or the hurts theyve had to endure. As I sat there, thinking about why these people may be alone it came to mind that maybe they are widowed, or they may just have never found anyone to share their life with. How sad of a life that could be, yet making the very best of it and kicking of your shoes.
 
     I know this wasnt one of my normal blogs but it really was interesting to me how some event that i perceived as rare is so much more common than I expected, that the metaphorical "road less traveled" may be much more inhabited than I originally had thought.