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Dick, Jane, and Sally are all friends. Dick and Jane grew up
together, and later realized they had feelings for one another.
Dick and Jane get married, and live happily for a great deal of
time. Dick feels that he and Jane are meant to be together. He
believes that every religious figure, including Jesus, Mary,
Joseph, all the wise men, and the Lord Himself keeps their
marriage stable. Dick does not realize how dangerous a position
he is putting his religious beliefs in. One day Dick comes home
to discover Jane is having an extramarital affair with Sally, the
girl next door and the couple’s mutual childhood friend. Dick
now has a serious problem with his beliefs. If Jesus, Mary,
Joseph, al the wise men, and the Lord Himself were supposed to
keep their marriage stable, how will Dick even trust his
religious beliefs again?
Dick has made an awful mistake that most people do. Dick
has held his personal beliefs so high and considered them so
right that Jane’s infidelity has allowed these same beliefs to be
questioned. Dick could have avoided this blunder merely by
reevaluating what he believed. Dick left no margin of error in
his divine marital formula. In fact, Dick did not even consider
Jane’s religious beliefs. Certainly Jane’s thoughts about
religion and marriage are not the same as Dick’s, considering she
left him for another woman. Situations like these make me
grateful to believe, well, nothing.
For as long as I can remember, I have always stabilized my
thoughts and views on uncertainess. In other words, I’ve never
really morphed my amoebae-like views into beliefs. I suppose I
believe nothing is set in stone; there are exceptions to every
rule. Some people unfortunately believe that their ideas are as
solid as steel and will never be proven wrong. When a person
feels his beliefs last for forever, he puts himself in a
dangerous position. Consider Dick’s dilemma, no matter how
basic. Dick has stressed the importance of religion in his
marriage. In fact, Dick has directly linked his marriage to his
religious beliefs. When his beliefs proved him wrong, he
immediately found himself lost. Because I believe in nothing,
chances are I will never be let down. Instead of holding
beliefs, however, I hold ideas.
Ideas are much safer than beliefs. An idea can be morphed,
deleted, reevaluated, or even rejected. Beliefs, on the other
hand, stay with a person for life. I am lucky to say that I’m
avoiding all belief-reality crossroads. Situations like Dick’s
are proof alone that nothing is sacred
