Belief

I think I have a lot of beliefs, but I don't find them to be very dense...My main belief in life has to do with God. I grew up in a Christian family, attended a Reformed church, and have followed that belief my whole life. My family has had a large impact on my system of beliefs, as well as my friends. I also believe that life is what you make of it, and that everything happens for a reason. I have encountered many people who have disagreed with my belief, regarding religion. As much as I have faith in what I believe, I respect other people's choices to disagree, and follow other paths. So, I guess when others have challeneged my beliefs, I did not really call them out on anything because it's their own set of beilefs, and I don't feel like I have the right to judge them.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, the belief that Boo Radley exists is a very firm one. Although Scout, Jem, and Dill have never seen him before, they still believe that he exists and that he is pretty much a freak. At the end of the book, they all realize that he is a real person that has feelings, and is not at all what they thought he once was. "An' they chased him 'n' never could catch him 'cause they didn't know what he looked like, an' Attics, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those things...Atticus, he was real nice..." "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." This is when Scout realizes that Boo is actually a really good man.