I used to:
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be adamantly conservative…now what used to matter to me no longer does
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be a Republican…now I won’t vote based on party
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believe in the death penalty…now I’m not so sure
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judge people who don’t go to church…now I sometimes wonder why I go
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think people at church were as sinless as they appeared…now I know better
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think grace was too easy, too lenient…now I know its transforming power
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not know a thing about real love…now I’m learning
And that’s the short list…
I love your short list!
You know, I could write a very similar list coming from the opposite end…
-I used to be adamantly leftist, now I have a different sense of how people work
-I used to presume it was only Democrats would represent what I wished, now I listen to everyone
-(I grew up Catholic so the death penalty's always been wrong to me… I can't see that one changing, truth be told)
-I used to judge people who did go to church, Now I go myself
-I too also used to think church goers were somehow sinless, given the strict codes they live by. The realization that *everyone* is human and sins warmed me up to people who may be superficially holier than thou because I also now know better, and don't feel like it matters
-I used to give love and grace too easily. What I mean by that is that I failed to ensure that those I was obligated to got enough of me, and were adequately safe. I had a naive approach to the world. I am more cautious now, because I need to be.
-I am also learning about true love. It's a beautiful thing to get to know.
I think we all are meant to figure out what we need to know, though we all start in different places, you know?