THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERSUASION AND CONVICTION

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERSUASION AND CONVICTION

Decades ago, in my teens, my oldest brother and I had a talk where I said, “Can you believe that they’re having another gay pride parade?”

He told me that he participated in a gay pride parade.

Then we just stared at one another - and because many don’t know how to communicate without language, I will translate:

Me: (But you’re not gay)

Him: (True, but our struggle is their struggle and theirs is ours)

Me: (Hmmm. Now I have to rethink everything because this is my brother whom I love challenging my core beliefs).

I was persuaded that day. Today, my brother is long dead but I’m still reposting.

That’s called CONVICTION.