What would you say....

Now let me start off just saying I respect everyone's religion views and beliefs. When it comes to a person's life, they make their own decisions that are different form mine, because we are different people with different views and ideas. I respect that, so I ask you to respect mine as well.


Today I was thinking over different questions I have heard from different people in the past. One of those questions that still has stuck to me was, "If someone held you at gun point and said to deny your religion and beliefs, what would you say"?
Now of course everyone went silent. An adult, after what seemed like an eternity of silence, said, "Do it, because you are worth more alive then dead." Some people agreed which is understandable, but I couldn't help but say, " My beliefs are what create me. Denying my beliefs is denying myself and I would never do that, no matter the conditions. You don't let other people pressure you into changing who you are."
Call me thick headed or what ever you want, but what's the point of claiming you are your own person when you will let someone else manipulate you.
How I see it is...I am who I am and no one else can change that.
That one adult asked me a very simple question. "What use are you dead? You claim everyone has a plan...then why would you die instead of living it." Sharp come back huh...
But to me it was kinda simple..."I think everyone has a plan or a purpose here yes, but it can change everyday. We make choices that change our lives and change our future. Trust me when I say, I would much rather not be held at gun point...ever! But what I believe in is apart of me, of who I am, and giving it all up just because someone is threatening me, or trying to knock me down is like saying I don't have control of my life or my decisions. I am who I am, I believe in what I believe in...and am proud of it"
Now everyone went silent here. I don't know whether people agreed with me or thought I was insane. Either way, this was my own opinion.
What I am trying to get at I guess is...
You don't have to be at gun point (Which is insane and very dangerous) But don't let other people knock you down about you're beliefs, ideas, or who you are. Be proud of who you are. You are you... not them.