By having my beliefs challenged and seeing which ones stand up to scrutiny, I have learned what is really important to me. I have seen that I am open-minded when it comes to new political or economic ideas but pretty firm in my religious convictions. And when I feel overwhelmed, I want to go back to not knowing. It would be easier if I could just erase a lot of what I learned, and I think maybe I would be a little happier. But life isn't about hiding from what might make us uncomfortable.
Life is about something old.
And something new. And, who knows, maybe learning something better as a result. Tara Pope is a religion senior from Longview.