Won't Larn To Heaven!

Sometimes I wonder why people experience the demand to impose their beliefs on others. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few weeks dorsum I had an run into amongst an quondam lady. I similar chatting amongst quondam people, especially quondam women. They remind me of Amma. Also, because oftentimes my conversations amongst them, terminate upward beingness profound as well as wise. 

However, non this fourth dimension ... So, this lady smiled at me as well as told me, "You are thus pretty!". I smiled dorsum at her as well as said, "Thank you!". Since she was lonely (I assume waiting for her family) I didn't heed talking to her. She as well as thus asked me, "Which church building produce you lot become to?". I was startled yesteryear such a random inquiry exactly I politely responded, "I produce non become to whatsoever Church. I am non Christian." She literally gasped at my response as well as reached out to direct hold my hands. I produce non know why my reflexes didn't kick-in (usually I cringe whenever a stranger happens to demeanour on me, intentionally or not!) as well as earlier I knew she had both my hands inward her tight grip. She exclamed, "Oh my God! Do you lot know you lot won't become to sky because you lot are non a Christian?!". I was shocked at her arguing as well as at a momentary loss of words. Part of me wanted to answer dorsum to her (and say, "I doubtfulness Jesus is letting you lot inward to sky either, amongst this sorta attitude!") as well as the purpose of me wanted to run away from her. However, I told her, while still maintaining my calm as well as composure (Mom! You should go thus proud of me correct near NOW!), "That's alright. I am certain I volition larn where always my destiny takes me." But I already knew that she was non going to surrender that easily. "No! You don't sympathise you lot actually won't become to heaven! Come as well as pray amongst me!", she as well as thus said. THAT WAS IT. I got my hands out of her travelling steal as well as told her, "I produce non desire to pray amongst you, exactly delight experience gratis to pray for me!" (Mom, hold beingness proud of me!). She asked my name, as well as and thus said a piffling prayer for me to Jesus spell I got out of in that place every bit FAST every bit I could. Last I heard she called out my cite inward the start as well as ended her prayer amongst an, "Amen!". 

Since as well as thus I own got been thinking near that incident. What compels people to brand everyone recall similar they do? Why can't people own got unlike beliefs? I am aware that she was from a unlike generation as well as their thoughts mightiness non go that liberal exactly I know a lot of people who would own got done the exact same thing as well as they are in all likelihood fifty-fifty younger than I am. 

I, on the other hand, am completely at peace amongst everyone disagreeing amongst me and/or believing inward whatever they want to. As a affair of fact I similar it when people disagree amongst me. Makes me experience one-of-a-kind, as well as enforces the fact that I produce non follow a herd mentality. But that theme tin own got a post, all for itself about other time. For now, let's consider if I arrive to heaven, eh?  

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