Different

Why is being different so wrong?
People disapprove and stare
But honestly what are they doing wrong,
And what’s the harm?

Why do people always frown
Whenever someone different is around?
It’s like they’ve caught a disease
Or they’re not worth anyone’s time.

What they don’t see
Is that they are causing pain
To those who are different.
Ignorance is such bliss.

How many times do you have to criticize them,
And say hurtful things before you realize that they mean no harm?
They just want to live their own lives
Free of judgment and hate.

Religion plays a factor for many
But doesn’t the bible say God loves everyone?
Regardless of how different people are
He still accepts and loves them, why can’t you?

Gay, Bi-sexual, Wiccan, Buddhist, Jewish…
These are all terms that could be used to describe different people
What’s so wrong with having your own view of the world?
God still loves you regardless.

We all need to break away from the hate
From the judgment and the pain.
We just need to accept those who are different
Imagine how many lives would be saved.

Because when you judge someone who’s different
Every single minute or every single day
They start to feel worthless
And think the answer is leaving this earth.

Help save many precious lives
By stopping the prejudice and pain.
Next time you see someone different
Don’t snub them or stick up your nose.

Instead take time to get to know them
Learn about what they believe in
Embrace what they tell you
The person behind the difference is the same as you and I

You’ll never know the wonder
You’ll never know the friendship
You’ll never know the kindness
Of the person who’s different if you don’t give them a chance

It’s easy to ignore them
And live in your safe haven
However, there’s an old saying that
“Ignorance is bliss, but knowledge is power”

Let the different people be different
Just because they aren’t the same as you
Doesn’t mean they’re evil
You don’t realize how much your words can affect them

So open your minds to new and different things
Because once you accept a person
For whom they are
They become the person they were meant to be