Being Open

Being Open-Minded is the freedom to learn about a million different things. Then it's the freedom to grow from or attach to anything you are drawn to. Being open is contrary to the way most people are told they SHOULD think and WHAT they should believe. Even FEARING learning about things that are "foreign" or "different". The willingness to be open has enhanced my life in ways that have me without being bound to judgement, control, or fear that I could make god mad at me for learning. In my twenties I realized, that when I die, god is not going to say to me "I wish you hadn't done any thinking or learning for yourself. Why didn't you just do what you were told?" I allowed myself to believe that if god is almighty, he/she/it doesn't need me to be one of the sheep. An almighty god is strong enough for me to question everything. The existence of a creator is not conditional upon my level of "being sold". So OPEN I am.