Beliefs?

What are your beliefs? Almost immediately, you probably thought about your religious convictions. This is only natural since your beliefs affect the way you think, but personally beliefs extend much further than religion. Astrology, morals, skepticism, and psychic phenomena are all examples of beliefs in other forms. Some beliefs are absurd, yet others are extremely convincing. Before a person chooses their own set of beliefs, they should first become knowledgeable about a wide range of beliefs, because it allows them to be more open minded and understandable to another individuals’ way of life.

Basically a belief is the acceptance of something as being truthful. By definition, it is the mental act, condition, or habit of placing confidence or trust in a person or thing. We all have different beliefs. Catholicism, Buddhism, faith healing, superstitions, urban legends, astrology, and palm reading are all examples. Usually before people believe something they want proof as much proof as they can get. But without proof, how can you tell if a belief is true or false? How can you tell if they are all true? How can you tell if they are all false? When it comes to beliefs people only believe what they want to believe.

It is not always easy to determine the values and beliefs in which a person lives their life. Some people devote their lives to religion or to make other people happy and some a varying amount of things. When I was asked to determine what values and beliefs I live my life by, I had to look deep inside myself, and in doing so I have established three tenets which I live by, these being: Being a good sister and a good daughter, making the best out of my surroundings and situations, and being myself and not caring what others think.

- Ronalyn Coral