Entry #9 My beliefs

Hello~ So today's prompt is my beliefs. Hmm, there's a lot to believe in but I guess I'll write about my belief as in religion.

I am a Muslim. I practice Islam. I might not be perfect but I'm working towards it. There are things that I do that are sins, and I should really fix that.

I don't really feel comfortable to write about me, cos I feel awkward but I can tell you something that is sort of related. The other day my friend said she chatted with her friends and they came to the topic of "What would you want to do if you were not a Muslim? If you do not practice any religion?" Well maybe not that serious, but you get the point.

Surprisingly enough, one of our friends who I perceive to be slightly pious? Is that what you call 'alim' in English? I guess so. So our friend who I perceive as slightly pious, said that she would want to do something that is pretty bad not just as a Muslim but as a person. But now that I think about it, I think she didn't really mean it, she was just joking.

So what my friend said she would want to do was paint her nails and dye her hair. And then the others said that she was boring. I told her she can always paint her nails with the peel-off nail polish and she said she knows that but it's tedious.

And so I thought of what I would want to do. I actually thought of it before and the only thing I really really feel like doing is just dye my hair and be free-hair. That's it. I guess I'm also boring. I really like the idea though, I would want to keep my hair long and have a streak of red in my hair, or go all crazy and dye it full red or pink with a single black streak. Okay I'm going too far but you get the idea.

From this observation though, I think that I don't really think too much about it because I am a Muslim, and I can't do these things. So I just don't do it and dwell on it. Yeah now that I think about it, there are Muslims who dye their hair. But you know, I just don't do it because I'm not allowed to and surely there's a good reason behind it.

Like, the main reason I would want to be free-hair is because I believe I look prettier. Then that's okay, I'll just show my prettier side to my husband. There's no problem with that right? I am just the kind of person where if I can see the rational behind it I just don't question it.

Also, I am the kind of person who does not have a strong stand. For example I know some people are all for these rights movements but I am really in the middle where everything depends on the situation. I just dislike people who push their beliefs into others. Just respect everyone's opinion and preference. I can't really write much about these issues because I don't have a lot of knowledge about it.

How did I get here again? Oh well.