Today was a pessimistic day. Today I came to terms with an over abundance of ignorance in humans. Though I already know that many are ignorant, my conversation with a friend today gave me further proof.
A friend asked me why someone we knew was not going home for Easter. I responded that she was Jewish. My friend said, “so that means she doesn’t celebrate Easter?” I said, no, Jews don’t believe in Jesus as their God. And she responded: “so no Easter” and I said “no…”
This leads me to believe that a) she just is ignorant on other religions or b) she doesn’t actually understand the religious background behind the festivity of Easter – instead it’s just a family gathering involving food, easter eggs and a bunny. Everyone could thus celebrate Easter in her opinion, since it’s not religious at all. However, Easter in actuality is a profoundly religious event. In other words it’s an excuse to eat dinner with her family.
This brings me to another issue in its entirety whereby religious holidays have become secular to the point where they should not even exist in some individual’s lives. But this topic for another day.
Perhaps in grade one we all need to learn basic world religions to understand that not everybody is the same. Instead, people live in a bubble where they believe everyone is like themselves. It’s a sad world we live in.
It will never seize to amaze me how ignorant people can be.
P.S. I’m not saying I’m a know it all, I’m just open to understanding that humans are not all the same.
P.S.S. I know you’re reading this and I invite you to please, please, please comment.
