It’s not my goal in life to piss people off, but with my beliefs and the fact that I’m not gonna be quiet about them, I know that it’s inevitable - I’m gonna piss a lot of people off. Not that I ever plan to be judgmental with the portrayal of my views or shove them in people’s faces - but I am going to speak them, even though I know a lot of them are grossly unpopular in today’s world, and I know that some people will get upset.
But if the only way to keep people happy is to not share how I feel, to not stand up for what I vehemently believe in, then I’d rather have most of the world mad at me. Because no matter what, God’s gonna love me. And I’m not vying for the world’s approval or idea of success. I wanna see a change come about in the current moral climate of this world, and keeping my mouth shut because I’m afraid how I feel might offend someone or cause some conflict just isn’t going to work if I want to see something happen. Forming quiet arguments in my head but otherwise letting everything else be - that accomplishes nothing.
I won’t be that woman holding up the insensitively-worded sign while screaming at people on the street - oh no. But if everyone else can be vocal about what they believe, then so can I. I will. And it might piss some people off. But if there’s just that one person who isn’t pissed, but ends up changed for the better or even just encouraged to keep holding on to what they believe because of a blog I post or a movie I make or a statement I’ve made or a satirical rap I’ve written - then that’s what’s worth it.
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