From Beth (Re: Heroes & Villians, May 11, 2008): I think I agree with this entry...but are you telling me you don't believe there's an absolute truth. It's funny that you wrote this because a christian friend and I were talking about this and she believes (along with me) that there are absolute truths and that when people don't believe in absolute truth that it's so much easier to get all confused.

It's not that I don't believe that there is an "absolute truth," I suppose, as I just believe that we always know what the absolute truth is, nor that there is one absolute truth for all people all the time.

For instance, I made up my mind a long time ago that I would never counsel anyone to get an abortion. I just think that there are better options. But I would never condemn or judge someone who chooses to go that route.

What about things like murder, or rape? Aren't those always 100% wrong at all times? Of course they are. But to my knowledge, no one is arguing otherwise. There's no controversy on violent acts like that.

All of these things are hypotheticals anyway, and pointless to debate. We're always faced with decisions and conflicts that involve choices every day, and most of the time we don't stop to consider what the right thing to do is; we just consider what's easiest or more convenient. No one, in their daily life, has to routinely ask themselves should they murder someone or get a divorce or abortion. The choices I make every day are rather along the lines of, should I hold that door open, should I cut that guy off in traffic? Should I be positive and optimistic, or should I complain about what I don't have? Should I try to better myself and improve my own situation, or complain about what I don't have? Should I accept responsibility for my own actions and work to better myself, or should I place blame on other people and get bitter? It's not that hard to understand: These are the choices we make every day that affect our relationships with others and with God. To have a grateful heart. To serve others. Not to always look for blessings for ourselves, but to look to be a blessing to others.

You might think that this is a much different topic than the one I started with, but you'd be wrong. Debating about who is right and who's wrong, heroes and villians, absolutes and hypotheticals...what it all really comes down to is, how we deal with others and what kind of person we choose to be.