Hindu Reflection

This class has been been one of the more interesting ones I 've taken between the Facebook posts from classmates with different life stories and experiences to some very interesting chapters in the textbook. I really liked that we had one girl that was from a completely different walk of life as an Orthodox Hindu. Sometimes it’s crazy to think that others live an entirely different life with their customs and we all live among each other. It was also nice seeing how good I 've really had things over the years from experiences with my family, religion, and even that I have my grandparents where I see many have grown up without that presence. There were certain chapters in the book that I found especially interesting. Chapter one stood out …show more content…
One of those stated myths is about how opposites do not, in fact, attract. My boyfriend and I prove the book’s theory on this completely wrong. I don’t know how we do it because we are so different but I have never been able to come out of my shell as much as I can with him. I’m very tightly wound and he isn’t which has helped me tremendously. I also think people really do marry for love more than the book implies. I understand that they say people get married out of fear, need for a approval, or for the sexual side of things but I don 't think that is necessarily the whole truth. While I agree that may be part of it in some cases, I don’t necessarily believe that’s all there is to it. Starting at the end of 2014, I wen’t through one of the hardest times of my life emotionally with my boyfriend where after a few really difficult months, he broke my heart after almost three years and was sexually involved with another girl the next day. I made some mistakes trying to make myself feel better in the few days that followed that opened my eyes to a few things. One of those things I learned is that there are so many great people out there that I really loved getting to know in the process of trying to move on. A few