Creation Stories

What exactly is a creation story? The meaning behind creation stories is that they provide an understanding of how everything was created; however, not all creation stories are the same. Behind each creation story there are different methods on how everything came to be. On the other hand, creation stories also tend to have similar properties to them. Some of the similar properties include: the superiority of the storyteller's people, omitting the role of a woman, and having the story begin in darkness and then the generation of light being part of the creation. Personally, I like the idea of having different creation stories because it gives the expression that people have full range on what he or she wants to believe in and that not just one story is more superior or more "right". However, there are those individuals who believe that their creation story is more superior because it "makes more sense", but in today's society everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. Honestly, all we have are our beliefs. Who actually knows what happened at the beginning of time, or what went on during the creation of mankind? All we have as references are the holy books, like the Bible and the Koran. However, once again, both have differences and similarities so which one is absolute? That is the beauty behind having a belief. You believe what you want to believe in, and if another person wants to condemn you for it, then ignore them. There's no point in forcing something that you believe in, onto another when the other individual obviously wants no part of it. Live by your standards, not everyone else's.

My "not so interesting" travels

Traveling the world has always been on my bucket list ever since I've been a kid. To visit the different wonders of the world and also expose myself to the different cultures each continent has to offer. However, the only traveling I have done so far, at my age, is when I go on family vacations, which is not quite that interesting. The places I've visited so far, along with my family, include: Orlando and Pensacola, Florida, Laurel, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

When you hear someone say that they are going to Orlando, Florida what is the one place that comes to mind?...of course! Why else would you visit Orlando and not go to Disney World! My family and I visited the many different attractions Disney World had to offer and we had a blast doing so. The next place that I have visited, which was pretty often I might add, was Pensacola, Florida. Pensacola is where my grandparents, on my dad's side, live and so we would stay at their place for at least a weekend. Along staying with them, we would also occasionally visit the beach there.
On the other hand, Laurel, Mississippi is where my grandparents, on my mom's side, use to live. So just like my other grandparents, we would also visit them as well.
However, out of all the places I have visited, my favorite has to be Tennessee, specifically Pigeon Forge. I absolutely love the mountains and that is exactly what Pigeon Forge has to offer.

So yeah, I tried to keep this relatively short and to the point but Orlando, Pensacola, Laurel, and Pigeon Forge are the only places I have traveled to so far. However, once I get older and have more money, I will travel the world and all it's different wonders.