Blog 11, The Other

There are several opinions in which people have of “The Other”. While there are some circumstances in which some people see things normal. There are particular instances in which someone would see another person as “the other”. There are various things in which I see certain people as “The other”. However, the one the one group I cannot have common ground with no mater what, are religious groups that try to force their religion onto you. It’s pretty common on the train, or in the middle of the city. I remember there was one guy on wall street that preached about it. The way of religion. It’s also not just any religion, but Christianity. There are so many people preaching about god and the like. They wouldn’t accept any other religion at all, only theirs. They really start to aggravate me. Especially on the train. On the J train to be exact, there is a woman who pretty much screams damn near the top of her lungs about the word of Jesus. Telling people to repent and everything like that. I cannot stand those people. I have no religion, myself (I was born a catholic because of my parents. I personally do not care for religion. I just stopped believing). But when someone tries to force it on you it just makes me hate it even more. I hate those kinds of people. I feel so much opposition towards it because I feel that it really wouldn’t be beneficial. It is one thing to have a religion, I have no problem with you but if you try to force it on me, you are only making me resent you and the religion in general. Before I say something that could offend a person who is reading this. I personally just don’t feel anything towards religion. The people that try to preach about a particular religion in public it shouldn’t. The world isn’t just one religion. Therefore, it is my honest opinion that these people are “the other” to me, I feel strongly about it, and that’s the way it is.