First:
A few days ago, I was in the chat on Before Their Eyes' myspace page. Reading some random bitching about Christianity and what not. I don't even remember what this person was saying, other than when he said "Gay people are braver than Christians." Which made me roll my eyes like no other. And like I said on there:
Admitting to who you are and what you believe in is bravery in itself. You don't have to be gay or Christian to be brave.
Your religion, your race, culture, sexual preference - none of that makes you brave. It's admitting that whatever that specific thing may be, is part of who you are. Admitting that you believe in something and standing up for it, defending it; that makes you brave. Being yourself without hesitation - that makes you brave.
Authenticity is beautiful.
There are roughly seven billion people out there - all are different - we're like living, breathing snowflakes. Sure, there are common grounds between everyone. And sure, you can't really separate one life from the next as we are all connected by each others daily actions, whether you realize it or not. But common thoughts, beliefs and morals do not make you the same. It merely connects you with people.
We all think with different minds, see through different eyes and feel with different hearts.
There are seven billion different human beings out there. Being able to be one of those few out of the seven billion that dare to make who you are, what you feel and what you believe, known to the rest - that is beautiful. And that my friends, is brave.
Whether you're heterosexual, homosexual or bisexual - male or female - Christian, Atheist or whatever. Being you, makes you brave.
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posted by LyssaLoveless at 8:21 PM