Deciding Not to Talk about my Religion - ENTRY 1
I would describe myself as more of an observer than anything. Growing up with three older siblings you learn a lot just by observing the actions of your older brother or sister, such as don’t yell back at mom cause she will ground you or always do what’s asked or you’ll be put in time out or don’t sneak out the house or you’ll never leave. Now being an young adult I still observe not just my sibling’s or family’s actions but the world around me, such as my teacher how does she interact with a new student or my best friend’s behavior around her boyfriend and how it changes or what’s okay to talk about or what should I just keep to myself, and many more. One of the first things I came to realized that I shouldn’t openly discuss publicly was religion. Growing up first off in the military and going to a public school, you are exposed to all different kinds of wonderful people and their religion. To remember just a few I had one friend who was Pakistan, one who was Muslim, one ...