However, after reading one little fish's most recent post, I am let down. I agree with her sentiments that Mr. Obama's victory is a sign of progress and that there is much work yet to be done.
It just doesn't make sense to me. Why do some people believe that they have to right to tell others how to live? Why do some people think that if others have the same rights then the original rights will be diminished? Why do some people refuse to understand what Clarence Darrow said so eloquently- "You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom. You can be free only if I am free." ?
If we could all just understand that helping others achieve personal liberty actually guarantees our own personal liberties, the world would be a better place. If we could all just understand that different isn't wrong.... it's just different. If we could all remember that regardless of how we look, or who we sleep with, or how we worship.... deep down inside we are all people that want to be loved and to love. I just don't understand how taking away someone else's right to marry or adopt makes any one's life better....
The bottom line is that we need to remember that in the grand scheme of things we really don't know much of anything. All religions are speculative - though important - still speculative. If none of us really know what is the right answer, doesn't it make sense that we value every one's opinion? As long as your rights don't infringe on my rights, don't I owe you the right to personal liberty? Regardless of creed, wouldn't the divine (whomever he or she is) want us to treat each other with mutual respect?
Perhaps Mr. Obama's election is the first step in the right direction. I hope so.... and I really think so. Hopefully, his guidance can lead more provincial people to appreciate the freedoms that we ALL should be guaranteed.
