I had an interesting encounter at day 1 of Motor City Pride 2025. At one point, a guy sat down next to me and asked if I'd be willing to have a deep conversation with him. I said sure. 1/? - ThreadSky

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dreamsword.bsky.social • 15 days ago

I had an interesting encounter at day 1 of Motor City Pride 2025.

At one point, a guy sat down next to me and asked if I'd be willing to have a deep conversation with him. I said sure.

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dreamsword.bsky.social•15 days ago

He proceeded to ask me what I felt love was. I told him I wasn't entirely sure, but I'd like to think it has alot to do with trust and acceptance. He agreed, but then the conversation took a bit of a turn.

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dreamsword.bsky.social•15 days ago

To him, love mainly came from the sort of unconditional love found in spirituality(to him specifically, Jesus Christ). My kneejerk thought was "Oh great, here we go." But he proceeded to emphasize that he wasn't actually trying to convert me; He just wanted to share life experiences.

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dreamsword.bsky.social•15 days ago

And so, we proceeded to talk about our upbringings with the church, and how it had let us both down in different yet similar ways. And all the while he never came across as judgmental or preachy.

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dreamsword.bsky.social•15 days ago

He was simply making his passion for his faith apparent while also respecting my own views and why I myself and not a very religious person.

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dreamsword.bsky.social•15 days ago

As the conversation began to close, he then asked if I'd be comfortable with him placing a hand on my shoulder and joining him in prayer. I said yes, and he proceed to pray out loud, not caring that he was surrounded by people, that he hoped for God to grant me a good life moving forward.

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dreamsword.bsky.social•15 days ago

Once again, he never came across as condescending in his words. It made me appreciate the gesture.

We wished eachother well, and he left after that. Again, I myself am not religious, but I appreciated the words all the same.

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