OOCLO Reflection 5

There are Morals After All

Reflection on Personal Learning

What I Did 

           The OOCLO that I took part in this week was to attend a religious organization that isn’t my traditional faith.  I attended a church called Holy Faces of Jesus Roman Catholic Church.   

           There were many people in attendance at the church, but the majority of the people were over the age of 50.  There were many older couples in attendance.  The general appearance of the people is that of very conservative clothing.  The women wore long skirts or long pants, and the men wore dress pants and dress shirts.  Even the younger people in attendance were dressed much more conservatively than one would normally see in a different public place. 

            It was a nice change to hear people having conversations using proper English, and not including swear words regularly.  This church was a very calming place to be.  The service was rather long, but it contained a good message, about how people should try and help others in their daily lives, instead of being selfish and only thinking about themselves. 

What I Have Been Asking Myself

           I've been wondering where the state of our society is headed if people don't have morals in their lives that only religion can instill.  So many people are having premarital sex and illegitimate children nowadays.  It's very depressing to see  people sleeping with every person that they date or just think is cute, and also depressing to see children having children.  I often wonder where things went wrong and changed from kids being kids and embracing their childhood, to kids growing up way too fast and getting involved in immoral acts.  What happened to the days where sex was something that two married people shared?

What I Learned

            I learned that more people should give church a chance.   Our society would be a much better place if more people attended church because they would learn not only about God, but also about how to live a good moral life.  There would be less murder, rape, assault, and crime.  People would donate their time and money to help others instead of continuing in their selfish ways.

          I learned this when I attended the church service and witnessed the interaction between the attendees afterwards.  The people were kind, pleasant, and respectful to one another in their conversations that I overheard.  The spoken demeanor of the church attendees was so unlike what is heard elsewhere.  The people just had a general sense of kindness among them. 

          This learning is important because it shows that there may be hope for our deteriorating society.  If people attended services more often, they may learn how to treat others with respect and kindness, instead of hate and anger. 

            In light of this learning, I will continue to attend this church from time to time to remind me of how good people have the potential to be.  The church I go to is a different denomination, and though the people are good, they are much more lax about their religion than at this Catholic church.  These people live a very strict Catholic life, involving great morals and love. It’s a great example to follow, and I will be inviting friends out to this church to help them see the potential that we all have.