One of the first times I talked to Steve, he said something about how you have to admire the terrorists just for being willing to die for what they believe.
I didn't agree with him, and though I didn't mention it that time, the next time I saw him it was still on my mind.
"I don't admire the terrorists for being willing to die for what they believe. I can't admire them for being willing to die for what they believe, since what they believe is not admirable" I said. "Furthermore, there are people here, even in this town, who are willing to die for what they believe every single day. The policeman who gets up and goes out, every day, he could die that day, for what he believes, the military too" I told him.
That was a long time ago, and the one thing we did agree on is that to really live, you have to be willing to die for what you believe in.
He mentioned it recently again "well, you have to be willing to die for what you believe in"........ I think I laughed at this point, since it was something that didn't frighten me or upset me anymore. It's been on my mind a lot recently though.
The reason I've been thinking about it so much is because, really, every single one of us is dying for what we believe in. Some people might not realize that, but it's true.
Even a person who has "no belief", that is a belief in itself.
Every day we live, everything we do, is one day of our life, used and gone, and one day closer to dying. Whatever it is that we believe in and live for, that is what we are busy dying for.
Sometimes it is obvious, like with a policeman on duty, for example. Other times, it could go un-noticed. Regardless, in living, we are dying. Living for what we believe, no matter what that is, is actually dying for what we believe.
We Are All Dying For What We Believe In
Being aware of that at least gives us the chance to identify those beliefs are realize that we are in fact dying for them.
*Steve is false name used to protect the privacy of the individual in this conversation.
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