r/utarlington • u/ShizeyKingdom19 • 10h ago
Discussion I should've walked away
Today was my first time ever actually giving attention to the likes of the man who came onto campus today, in front of the library. Usually I ignore it, but my heart told me that I have to speak up and defend my religion as best as I could. But , he got what he wanted. He made me emotional, he made me break, and he made me walk away.
If I could go back, and prevent myself from joining in that moment I definitely would. But I can't , so the best thing I can do is learn and tell myself that this is and was the first and last time I'll ever engage in something like that.
I'm not ashamed to stand up for my beliefs, I was ashamed that I probably made a fool of myself. But everything happens for a reason. I got weak, I cried in a stall on the phone to my friend about the entire thing.
But what really stuck with me is the girl next to me who is a firm Christian believer, she got upset, and she said to never let anyone make me feel as inferior or hurt as I did today once it comes to my faith and beliefs. She said that she senses my heart and pure and I care. And that just made me cry more. I really appreciate her.
So moral of the story, I need to just ignore those type of people. Because there's always going to be hate in the world. And I'm just beginning at uta. I can't start off with this nonsense.
Thank you to the girl from the restroom
Thank you to the boy who told me to vote to prevent this from happening again
Thank you to the girl who told me he's not worth it.