Humanity believes in something greater in the hopes that life will become easier. We crave answers, finding comfort in concrete facts. In some cases, I believe religion is powered by fear. However, that fear provides a community to belong to, supplying people of similar beliefs. These people are often our close-to-home answers; those we talk to in times of need. Religion is called upon to lift responsibility off our shoulders, providing answers as to why.
Often, I think that people believe in one religion and not the other, simply because they are told to do so. When a child is born, it's parents decide it's religion. As the child grows, it chooses to, or not to be what it was "born as." Many people simply take what they get and for various reasons, again coming back to the idea of security: I am what I am, because it's what my family is. I am what I am, because it's what I know. I am what I am, because I'm afraid of what I'm not.
I was born Jewish. I have "Jewish" in my blood, but do I really believe I'm Jewish? Religions are the ideals with which people live by. I can't say that I believe in a big powerful dude sitting in the clouds somewhere looking out for all who roam under him and further more, I can't say that I believe in everything Jewish. However, I do believe in doing good for those less fortunate. I do believe in family and community. I do believe in looking out for the earth. I feel that good thoughts should be shared with the world. The first step to change is the belief that it's possible. I believe in who I am as a person. I believe in what's possible.
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