Matter of Personal Opinion

Today I had a discussion with one of my friends about a certain opinion of mine. I will start off with saying that I love talking about opinions because it helps you understand yourself and others. The opinion we discussed has no importance but I believe that no matter what opinion it was it should be respected. I am not saying that everyone should worship my opinions, because I would hate that, but I think that we all need to respect that others have different opinions.
What I am trying to get to is the fact that one of my friends attacked an opinion of mine. Friend started off the conversation by saying that we all have our own opinions. Friend then continued to attack me with a million reasons why my opinion was wrong and why I was not allowed to think that. For those of you who know me on a personal level, you may know that if I believe in something then I will defend it to the death.
My first reaction was to retaliate by defending my opinion, and sadly I did. I now regret that because some of my thoughts got mixed up when they were translated into words. I have been close with Friend for a while now and I didn't want to lose that friendship. I told Friend that I was sorry that Friend felt that way about my opinion, and that I understood that our opinions were different. After saying that, I felt like our discussion had come to a conclusion. Little did I know that Friend apparently not only felt harshly towards my opinion but Friend stated that Friend felt the same way about my personality.
On a closing note I am not sure how my personality and my opinion are connected. I have learned that I need to not defend my opinion as much, and not share my blog URL with people. From now on people shall find my strange thoughts, opinions, and poems by surfing the web.

False Advertisement

Growing up everyone has tried sour gum. It is the ultimate test to tell who is "tough". Every now and then I have a childish moment when I see a package of gum that says "EXTRA Sour Bubble Gum". While at a convenience store my friend and I decided to challenge each other. So we decided to buy "Cry Baby Extra SOUR Bubble Gum". After we bought the gum we got into a super competitive mode (well at least I did). The package said "Caution: Sour may last for 40 seconds!". Much to our surprise the gum wasn't even sour after 4 seconds and it had lost ALL flavor by 40 seconds. I am very disappointed in the bubble gum but on the bright side the package is also a piggy bank.

Homophobia

Lately there has been a lot of talk about being gay, lesbian or having any other sexual orientation. There are lots of people who don't agree with the lifestyle that people lead. Unfortunately when someone states that they disagree with the lifestyle, people who live that lifestyle become offended and jump to the conclusion that they are homophobic. There are many people who are homophobic but not everyone who does not agree with the homosexual lifestyle is homophobic.

If you look up the definition of homophobia you will get something like: intense hatred or fear of homosexuals or homosexuality. This is where personal definitions come into play. Hatred or fear do not mean disagreeing, although they almost always require a disagreement. Some people show their difference of opinion very verbally and that can cause others to believe that you have hatred towards the lifestyle or sexuality.
A lot of homosexuals attack the church and claim that the church hates them. I do go to church and I am here to say that the church or religion does not hate homosexuals. There is a part of our faith that does not agree with the lifestyle. Some Christians do hate homosexuals but they do not hate because of their faith, it is because of their own personal reasons. Christianity teaches that you should love everybody as your brother. That means that a devote Christian should look past the sexual orientation of a person and love them as we are told to do.
This is just my opinion and view about how some people accuse others of being homophobic. I am not homophobic in any way. Some of my best friends have been gay even though I do not agree with the lifestyle.

Room By Emma Donoghue

Recently I bought "Room By Emma Donoghue" and I read it in 2 days. I absolutely love this book. It is a very unique book, not because of its plot but because of the narrator. This book is written from the point of view of a five year old. the boy's name is Jack and he is the sweetest thing. I don't want to ruin the book for those who may read it in the future. All I will say is that the book is very captivating, clean, and creative. After reading the book I discovered that this is not the first book that Emma Donoghue has written. I look forward to reading some of her other work with hope that it is as amazing as this one. I love to read and I have read many books this summer but most of them I read with a desire to know what happens next. When I read Room I had that same desire but at the same time I didn't want to finish the book. I wanted the book to continue. I wanted to learn more about Jack, Ma, Gandma, and Steppa. This book will forever be on my top ten favorites.