When I was younger, I used to think that many issues were black and white. Now that I'm older and supposedly wiser (a fact still debated with my wife), I see many issues in a less dogmatic fashion. In my younger days, I was a staunch Republican and my religious views were very conservative. There was the Religious Right and then there was Bill just to the right of those folks.Now don't get me wrong...I think that Ronald Reagan was the greatest President our nation has ever had and I'm pretty sure that if we dug him up right now and sat him in the Oval Office, he would do a better job than the current Administration. So, you see, I still have some Republican and Right Wing thoughts remaining in my Kirbyoblongata. But life has a way of changing a person. So much of life and the issues we face are not black and white. Many times there is not a single right or correct answer.
In my younger days, I'll be honest, I had a problem with people who were gay or lesbian. I'm not sure where or why that ever became a part of who I was, but I'm over that phase. I have several friends who embrace the rainbow and I think they deserve the right to be happy. How silly is it that only heterosexuals can dream about growing up and getting married and living happily ever after with the love of their life.
Recently, I had a discussion with someone over the issue of abortion. While I'm being honest, I think that abortions are wrong. I believe that God intended a mother's womb to be the safest place on earth. And then someone brings up the issue of rape and incest. Now the Black and White Bill Kirby would have said, "Too bad! Under no circumstance should a woman have an abortion!" But then again, wouldn't the holiday gathering be a little awkward since Mary Jane just had her Uncle John's baby? I realize that one mistake doesn't make it right to commit an even bigger mistake. Perhaps that was a silly example...all I'm saying is, the older I get the less I see things as black and white.
Remember this blog is about me trying to navigate my way through life. These are my thoughts as I try to cope with the day-to-day issues of living. So don't send me hate mail or tell me what God thinks about things, He doesn't need you to speak for Him. It's just Brother Bill...I'm not trying to promote any agenda or get any body's panties in a wad; I'm just trying to live my life in this crazy, mixed up world. If anything, I'd like to think that the world is a much better place now that I see it in color.
Be Well.
Bill
