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I was walking toward my next class when I passed two men preaching Christianity
Stopping, I sat down and listened to them out of curiosity
The gathering seemed intent on proving the two wrong in every aspect
I watched the discussion burn like an unattended cigarette
Tired of the bickering between one and the other, I stand up to leave
One of the Christians sees this and asks, “What do you believe?”
“Like there’s more than one road, one path to any location
There isn’t one single right path to our final destination”
He nods in comprehension and says, “That may be true
But do you happen to have your car keys with you?”
I positively respond, and he asks for my keys
I give them to him and he says to me
“To get on that road, you’re gonna need a car
With the keys to your house, will you get very far?”
“No,” I say, “I can’t unlock my car of course
Just like how my car keys will not unlock yours
We’re given different keys, to our own set of wheels
Unique to us, like the differences in our beliefs, I feel
And while our keys are different in this case
Can’t our respective cars drive to the same place?”
