Tuesday, November 6, 2012

BELIEF

remember the last election day? my first time voting? when my boyfriend broke up with me for the day because he was racist? and then took me to the Four Seasons for dinner because he felt bad? that was silly.

this time i'm humbled and grateful to be apart of the free world. the nation that was founded upon our ability to act, believe, and vote how we want. i'm feeling tolerant of people who disagree with me, and especially tolerant of my past self who i don't agree with now.

i've been listening to Belief by John Mayer today. this is my reminder that everyone believes in how they think it ought to be. the goal is not to believe in the same thing, the goal is to find commonalities and peace among our differences.

If you don't want to watch, at least read it:

 
Is there anyone who
Ever remembers changing there mind from
The paint on a sign?
Is there anyone who really recalls
Ever breaking rank at all
For something someone yelled real loud one time
 
Everyone believes
In how they think it ought to be
Everyone believes
And they're not going easily
 
Belief is a beautiful armor but makes for the heaviest sword
Like punching under water you never can hit who you're trying for

 
 Some need the exhibition
And some have to know they tried
It's the chemical weapon
For the war that's raging on inside
 
Everyone believes
From emptiness to everything
Everyone believes
And no ones going quietly
 
We're never gonna win the world we're never gonna stop the war
We're never gonna beat this if belief is what we're fighting for

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