I Believe

I believe that time is better measured in becomings than seconds. I don’t believe in yesterdays or regret. I do believe in futures and repentance. I believe that compassion needs to be blind to boundaries set in place by societies. I believe that simple gestures are what make up individuals. It’s offering water at the well. It’s offering rice at the bodhi tree. It’s acts of compassion that characterize Humanity. Sometimes I just stop and can’t help but be overwhelmed with love for this world. Maybe I’m just sugar and spice and all the things that superstitious Christians are made of, but we live in a beautiful world (yeah we do, yeah we do). I love the concepts of agape and ahimsa and strive to realize them in my Life. I like to think that most people are good and try to forgive people their trespasses, hoping that mine will also be forgiven. I have an emotional, naive love for Humanity and am crushed by hatred, ignorance, and intolerance. I believe in progress. If you think I’m cheesy and idealistic– you’re right and I don’t care. These are my tragic flaws. I choose to love them.