Well said RavenHarte.
Though we all must walk our own paths, we find that some of ours for a time will be paralell to one another's. What a wonderful place the world would be if it was more tolerant of other's paths/ways of life/religions,etc. Even in the different ways of life and religions that unite under a certain title, ie: Christian, Wicca, Muslim, even Shaman, the views and ideas are split. In some groups, they politely respect the others' differances, but in others, it can be quite brutal- some of the attitudes of the Catholics vs Protestants...makes ya wonder why WWIII hasn't started...anoher thing I never could really understand, the Jews, Christians, and Muslims essentially believe in the same creator, yet over in the Middle East, they're ripping each others' throats out... Pardon me while I say "I will kill you in the name of God," makes absolutely no sense to me...X_x There's already enough threats of one's path from the outside, so why must people focus on what they disagree instead of agree on and destroy themselves from within? Did we learn nothing from Rome?!
Btw, a side note to make ya feel a little old, you wrote that the same year I graduated high school, congradulations,lol!;)
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -- Albert Einstein
"Before you speak, ask yourself ; is it kind? is it true? does it improve on the silence?" - His Holiness The Dalai Lama