Crosscar

Crosscar, originally uploaded by Tawny Fowler.

This was the first thing I shot on the way to the Helen Keller Festival in Tuscumbia, Alabama. I was riding up in my sister's car and I found this interesting that she had this hung on her rearview mirror. I have always had issues with faith and belief in a higher power. She says she believes in God. We were not raised in a family that went to church, but my mother believes in God and in the Bible. I feel that I believe there is something bigger than us out that, that is running things, but I am not sure it is what we think it is. I do not agree with all things that are interpreted in the Bible, I believe in trust and the moralities I have grown up knowing. I agree with a lot of things that have come from the Bible, such as the golden rule and be good to yourself and to others, etc. But I sometimes think that is part of the basis for humanity, not what something we worship to tell us. I even learned in history class as part of my liberal arts education, that Christianity came out of other religions, particularly Zorastrianism, so who are we to say what is right and true anymore? I go with my gut. I go with my dignity for humanity, my pride and faith in the good of others and myself. To value a cross that represents something so ugly and supposedly beautiful and soul-fulfilling is kind of weird to me. I have a few lying around that were given to me, but I feel kind of weird to have them when I do not fully understand what it means and that makes me feel a bit guilty for having them. I always think to myself that I will try to read the Bible and try to understand it. I will also look at other religions and valued texts, and try to understand it. I am one to always want to look at both sides of things. But when someone hurts another by using their sacred texts and their particular beliefs upset me. We as a human race seem to be alone in this massive galaxy or universe, and maybe this world is not big enough for us that we feel the need to fight each other for our beliefs to be the ruler, instead of a coexistent among humanity. We have rights be individuals, but we would need to come together, work together to keep those rights alive.