Bon jour! Before heading to the 'article thingy' itself, I wanna start off with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi:
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than the 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
Though commuting would always mess up my hair every time I ride the jeepney on my way home, I still prefer to fully catch the blowing wind coming from the jeep's window (sometimes it hurts though). For a minute, my eyes though open were blind and my mind would start to wander off on that far away side of reality, the dream world. Satisfaction would always fill up my mind every time I sit there on the jeepney while the wind brushes off my face. Maybe because it is my precious, personal time of opening up my mind with every possible things I've done, I would do, I hope to do or will do. During this time a flood of hope would wash away all those negative vibes, realizing that the world is a collection/a big set of possibilities.
One time, the idea of conviction just popped out of my head. Maybe it was because of the argument between the driver and the commuters about the system of jeepney transportation here, fitting too many commuters in one jeep. Sometimes, rather than feeling fearful of the brawl itself, I find it fascinating to hear both sides of the argument, hearing the convictions of each individual. Conviction is our foundation of belief. It what makes us as up as a unique person. It molds us. Rather than having none at all, rather than being dependent of others' belief, rather than accepting them all the time, it is better for us to have our own convictions because it molds up our personality, it showcases what we hold on to. I think that people just have to accept the fact that we have grown up in different environment, we experienced, perceived things differently and we learned differently from these experiences, that's why we have different beliefs/convictions. We have to embraced diversity. We should not be afraid of speaking our side and engaging ourselves in arguments because though we view things differently, it is a way of gaining integrative unity. Embracing does not mean that we changes our side and accept the other person's conviction, rather, it is being able to open up our mind, listen and criticize not just the other person's system of belief but also of our own.
Great day everyone!
