ookstore in the mall and pick up all kinds of books. I tend to like fictions more than non-fictions, but that is just the dreamer in me. I pick up spiritual books often times to help develop my spirituality because it invokes thought within me. Thoughts lead to the search for the truth and its intensity. I welcome it with open arms now. Religion has been an area of doubt for me for many years. My faith in the Christian religion has wavered so much, yet there was so much I did not know. So I took a Bible and Literature class this semester. It was the best decision I could have ever made. I learned so much from studying the Bible as a piece of literature rather than a faith. It allowed me to question the teachings I learned as a young child, and I did not feel guilty for disagreeing with what I had learned. It has made me want to learn more and question more in order to experience the true passions behind religious faith.In conclusion, I am a contextualist thinker/perceiver of the world. Poetry is of the most mysterious and wonderful pieces of literature, in my opinion, because it allows your mind to reach into the depth of your soul and express emotion and truth through passion....
