Theme Of Believing

Believe The sound of feet pattering down the stairs fills a warm house. It is seven o’clock in the morning, but not just any morning...Christmas Day. The children rush to the living room to find that under their Christmas tree sits a collection of presents with matching paper. Santa has come. The parents joyfully observe as their children happily tear open their gifts from Santa, reflecting on how they had placed them in just the right spots under the tree the previous night. Unaware of this fact, the kids chatter about how amazing it is that Santa always knows what they want. The children believe in Santa; likewise, they believe their parents when they say that the presents are from a man who drives a sleigh with eight flying reindeer. This …show more content…
Toddlers will believe almost anything, and as they grow, they use what others tell them to form opinions and to learn the difference between what is right and wrong. Parents or guardians demonstrate what they want their kids to believe, in most cases. It could be something as small as believing in the Tooth Fairy to as major as believing in a certain religion or lack thereof. The theme of believing can be found in many children's books, which are popular tools used for instilling belief systems of a culture. As boys and girls grow up and have established a foundation of right and wrong, they then have to learn one of the most important skills in life: to believe in themselves. In the book The Little Engine That Could, the little blue engine wasn’t the strongest or the biggest to pull the load of toys up the mountain. Because she believed in herself, she made it all the way over the mountain, chanting to herself, “I think I can. I think I can. I think I can,” (Piper, Watty). Believing in yourself can be …show more content…
Often this political disagreement is due to religious beliefs. Each person believes his or her religion is what is true and accurate. The issue with this is that if everyone believes their ideals are true, then how does anyone agree? The answer is that they do not. In the United States, citizens are free to believe in whichever religion they choose; however, in other countries, the government allows citizens to believe in only one specific religion. For example, in many middle eastern countries, governments typically have a strong Muslim influence. In the country of Syria, specifically, there is political and religious unrest happening currently due to the government requiring all citizens to practice Islam. The problems in Syria have rapidly become more widespread. According to BBC News, Citizens who try to implement democracy in Syria have been been punished, even killed, for believing something other than what the government says. Many Syrian people no longer believe in their government, which is what has caused the civil war in their country (“Syria: The story of the Conflict”). Syria is not the only country that has citizens losing belief and trust in their government due to