I Believe

I believe that war is natural. Us as humans fight every day. With words, knives and guns. We can kill someone by just saying that “he or she should never wear that outfit again.” We all live in a war today. Some big and some small. A war by definition is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, social disruption, and economic destruction. Sometimes a war doesn’t just involve tanks, grenades and soldiers going M.I.A.  Maybe war is considered a battle within oneself to accept what they are. I believe that war can even occur at school in the classroom where you are supposed to be safe. The war between grades, the war between fitting-in and being true to yourself, the war to stick it through or just stop drop and roll out of school. I believe that the war could even be at home with your own family. The war to stand up for your beliefs, or pipe down and nod your head; just agree with the ones that “made you”. I believe that the biggest war of all is life itself. The greatest decision of all is to live and breathe, or die and dream. The simplest of wars is religion. Which one is right, which one is wrong, which one is real; which one do we need to follow? I believe that religion is the face of wars. I believe that if there was no religion, people would have more room for love for each other and less room for hate. People wouldn’t be so closed minded as to push others away for their “sins” and instead welcome them and show them that this world is for everyone. I believe that maybe then, all of the other wars would stop if we would just stop holding so much faith and hope in one single book. I believe that if we were to look into ourselves instead of a book, then people could be united and not cut, or force themselves to throw up, or even be called a slut after one little mistake. I believe that this world is pretty sad to say the least. But I also believe that we as humans, can make everything better only if we were to open our hearts and minds to others lives.