Kingdom of Heaven - I like the way this movie has captured the true essence of unity...I love the idea that has been put forward relentlessly - the idea that everyone can live together peacefully despite the differences, in terms of religion and beliefs. However, at the end of it, we know it's a neverending fight.
Yes...so it ended well...with Balian and Saladin compromising. But we know that the Third Crusade came after that, causing more bloodshed.
To me, the movie was very touching. I was gonna shed a tear because I felt it was a true fight for peace. I wanted to cry as I realised the hardtimes they had to go through just coz of their different religions and this, my friends, is a war we've continued to fight up till today.
Maybe I'm too idealistic....and perhaps a tad too optimistic as well. But I feel...I feel for those who lost their loved ones to a cause that is hard to fathom simply because this same cause that is so pure and spiritual has caused too many broken lives.
I am not a person who would fight for that same cause because I don't think it is what God wants me to do. I know who I am and I don't care what people think about this religion I was born into. I am proud of my culture and heritage and I don't need to show or force everyone to think the same way I do. I believe in giving people the chance to prove me wrong, to redeem themselves so I will not judge before I know them or before I've seen what it is that they've done.
I'd rather slip away from the grasps of those who refuse to believe that people can change, that people's views can be altered through goodwill, not coersion. I also despise those who take my silence for defeat. My friends, I do not believe in propagandas. I think my set of principles gets more affirmed as I ponder on these things, without having to shout in detest. An exchange of ideas is healthy, but only if you leave your scepticism at the door and open your mind to accepting the many different opinions around you (and this shall not be mistaken as being subservient).
There is a reason why I am a "passive" human rights activist. I will not go out there to protest on the streets because it is not my style but that does not mean I do not care. I become all sensitive when it comes to religion and culture. I avoid debating on these things unless extremely necessary. So don't...don't come up to me to tell me that they are all at it again because I already know that but I do not want to become a bitter Muslim. I want to rise as the better WOMAN and while they criticise my religion/culture, I would keep on being strong and continue believing in what I've been taught to understand about my own religion. I do not go around mocking or condemning others and I will not tolerate others doing just that in front of me. I will talk to those who are sincere in learning more about where I came from and what my religion is about. It's all about amity, impartiality and tolerance.
Come on...if you don't give people a chance to prove to you that they can be perceptive, you'll never know that maybe one day, you'll be begging for a chance to prove them wrong too.
For those who keep thinking you know more than me just coz you open your mouth more than I do, I suggest you set the boundary and understand the true meaning of silence. I will not open my mouth just so it will make some noise, just to make my presence felt. I can do a lot more than that. Like I've mentioned a lot of times before, there is a difference between sharing your opinion and imposing it on others. Let's take the time to be fully aware of what we do or say. I have no time to debate/quarrel about something I don't feel I need to debate about. Some opinions matter, some don't. I've learnt that much. If I want to know more about my own religion, I'd ask those whom I'm sure know more than I do, not those who are still fumbling with it yet they feel they know enough to actually debate about it so often.
I have come to a point whereby I am comfortable with my own beliefs and I do not feel the need to question most of the things because I have truly understood what I have been taught all these years so do not question that. Maybe you haven't been enlightened...well then...TOUGH! I'm sick and tired of people who wanna make a stand yet they do not have what it takes to make a firm one. Sometimes, it's not even a battle between people of different religions, it's a battle amongst those of the same religion.
A long way I have come...from those days when I was still young and impressionable to this day when I'm more sure of who I am and definitely more confident of who I want to become. I always try to be a better person...but one thing that hasn't changed so far is that I have no patience especially for those who are disrespectful so do not incur my wrath because the day I speak just to bring you down is the day you know there will never be friendship between us. And you do not want that to happen now, do you?
