If The Road to Hell is Paved With Good Intentions...

I bet every single one of you wishes they could talk shit about somebody else, openly and so that they know it came directly from you.

That's right, I said it. I fully expect people who aren't smart enough to form their own opinions to be offended by mine. It's human nature. Some of us stand behind it and others stand just underneath so that others don't get the wrong idea. Don't worry, that doesn't make you a bad person. It's taken me years but I finally learned to realize that how we present ourselves to the world is written more in stone than we think. Social graces and outspoken behavior don't always go hand in hand. But let's face it, no matter what type of man or woman we choose to present ourselves as, we all want to talk major shit about the people around us. If you think I'm exaggerating, you're a damn liar. I refuse to sugar-coat this issue. If you can't think of a single person you want to talk shit about, you're the one everyone else is talking shit about the most.

I started this entry out very negatively for a reason. I want you all to be affected by the fact that we are all, as human beings, hiding who we really are. Quite frankly, it's called for. God teaches those who follow him that they are all sinners. Buddhists do not deny their followers the human nature that brings us desire to take the wrong path. Atheists believe that there isn't anything at all except our own natural intellect to keep us from doing anything wrong so therefore the stakes are higher. No matter what any of us as a human believes, the common denominator will always be: we. aren't. perfect.

You know what else is the common denominator, though? You know what I think makes all of us the same as each other? It's actually quite simple if you think about it. What do we all have in common? Well we all, every single one of us, strive for perfection. We either want Jesus to be proud of everything we do or we want the whole world to see how hard we worked and what our inspiration was to do so. We all want someone, something, ANYTHING, to take account of our existence and be proud.

That's why the ol' saying "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" is absolutely irrelevant because the road to heaven, in my opinion, is paved with them, too. You think the terrorist that crashed a plane into our World Trade Center didn't do it for the good intention of his nation from which he believed was being oppressed by the liberalism of the U.S.? You think someone as narrow-minded as a bigot isn't making fun of you because of what they believe is the betterment of their own race's superiority? You think good and just Christians aren't making sure they refuse to acknowledge the good behavior of an atheist or the choices of a homosexual out of fear that they will be shunned for their support of someone who denies Christ? It's happening everyday, every minute, and every second. What isn't happening, however, is people acknowledging that it's okay.

It's okay to want to talk shit about people, like I said. Hell, who wasn't cursing the Middle East on 9/11 when hardly anyone at that point even knew the difference between Iraq and Iran? Who hasn't judged a Christian for putting their hands together in prayer during a crisis instead of putting their hands to use? Who hasn't thought someone who has denied Christ as their lord and savior is lost and "sad"? No matter how humble and nice we are about our opinions of those who oppose our beliefs, we are quicker to cancel them out rather than commend them.

I don't want you to think I would ever support terrorists' behavior or that I believe that the actions of any radical are just, especially if people are hurt in the process. All I want to point out is the common denominator which I think everyone should be reminded of from time to time. That denominator is that we are all, every one of us, wanting to do what is right. Our backgrounds, experience, and beliefs may be completely different than any other individual's in the world, but what we all fundamentally want is the same thing: to live, breath, fight, and die for the same cause: good intention.

...and if the road to hell is really paved with good intentions, like they say, then by God I'll be right there taking full credit for every single brick.