Chris Wiegman

Some days I’m not sure exactly what it is I believe. On others I know exactly not just what I believe but how it is that I would like to act on such beliefs. How is it such that we can waiver so greatly on subjects so fundamental to us as individuals and as part of humanity?

The idea of belief is something that has always fascinated me. By its very nature belief isn’t something that we know. It isn’t something that is going to be static or come to us through any formal means. It is instead something we each develop as a result of experience and growth. It is something that starts as a small idea or suggestion and develops into something much greater, something that can not only consume our thoughts but can also give us meaning and a reason to act.

It is this very concept, the reason to act, that is what can and probably should scare us all. It is this reason to act on an evolving ideal that can impact not only our own lives but also the lives of so many well beyond us. Why though should we be so moved by something we only believe and don’t know. Why is it that so many have been brought salvation from belief whereas others have known nothing but grief as a result of both their beliefs and the beliefs of others? Why is it that the actions of an individual one day can counteract that very same individuals actions of the day before simply due to the evolution of their belief?

These are questions that I ask myself often when I search inside for whatever it is that I believe and are also the very reason that what some folks list as a belief have instead for me become something I know. That is, something so fundamental and capable of being experienced first hand that any ideals or inspiration it brings have withstood the test of time and questioning to the point where it is no longer a belief.

Perhaps one day I’ll get around to writing about my political, religious, or other beliefs. For now however I don’t believe it is important to discuss what may change for me tomorrow. Instead I will put my energies in to what it is I know and try to use those fundamentals as guides as they will not waver.

Maybe if others would fall back on what they know both their lives and the lives of those around them would be somehow better for it. Then again, maybe not.