HONEST PURPOSE

Where I come from, and why I write of this subject is important in establishing my honest purpose behind this blog. Being honest with your purpose is important because well... I don't like hidden agendas, I want the reader to think about and consider my purpose. Understanding why I am this way and how I got there might help you out in understanding meaning behind the blogs. I am going to explain what I have experienced in my life in order to come to my conclusions. To some I may come off as having "stone-wall" stances on my blog subjects, but please keep in mind I really do try and open my mind to knowledge and truth, and hope we all my do the same.

Look to your right and you will see a bar, and then down the street some you're going to see a church, and the pattern continues. In the small area of the "Silver Valley" there is probably just as many bars and churches as most cities, yet only one grocery store per a town. Graduating with 32 other students I grew up in the small town life with the very beautiful outdoors of the Silver Valley. Hunting, fishing, ATVs, and Racism are used to describe many people in my town.

I am proud of and love the outdoor activities of the Silver Valley, but the non-culturized racist rape this place of much potential beauty. Growing up as a boy, I was one of these racist people, I believed based on my so called "logical thinking" that certain facts about blacks were true, oh how ill I was to think this of people, it makes me hurt that people think like I did. I was not a Christian during this time period, and actually was a fan of the interesting evolution I learned in high school. To be honest I often thought to myself "I do not belong in this time period, I belong in the days before Lincoln when men worked for a living and our country was prosperous."

Oh man, if you are not laughing, or thinking how absurdly ignorant this mind set is then I am surprised and/or worried about you. I did learn much from this experience though, I learned how people justify themselves when it comes to racism, I think Daniel Webster puts it very well when talking about how the south justified themselves in "The Seventh of March Speech" (Midway through the second paragraph beginning with "The South, upon the other side"). I know how things work in the Good-Ol'-Boy Who-You-Know system, and have learned how to survive in it. Believe it or not small schools and towns are very vicious, and it takes a lot of thinking, manipulation, and strategy in order to be successful in them. Everyone knows everything in these places, so a person of trust is of great value (not saying they are not always of great value). It some times scares me to think that what I knew is now foolishness, how much more am I going to learn and change? Good thing I have found the one absolute faithful truth.

Here's the thing, many people call me closed minded, I think this is unfair in a way. You see... it's not that I do not truly listen to others, but it is the fact I have a understanding of some thing being absolutely true, based on what I have heard and felt through the holy ghost there is not a doubt in my mind. Now a person that does not have this same understanding it does seem like I am a little closed minded, and that can be fully understood.

Since I have come to this truth, I have been blessed with many things, to include a beautiful wife with a great marriage, peace of heart, superior wisdom, true faithful friendships, and most importantly everlasting life with the creator of man. So I guess it can be stated that my purpose is to share with you what I have been given through grace. Do I expect you to just instantly believe what I have said, no, because how many other religions claim to be the absolute truth and claim to give many benefits also? What I do hope for is for you to truly open up your heart and mind and attempt to let truth flow in without putting up any barriers. I believe when you truly examine the nature and mysteries of life you will come to the same understanding as me.