For those of you that don't know what a puritan is, they are a
religious group that strictly follow the rules of god. They devote their live
to living away from sin, and to work hard all their lives to ensure there
passage to heaven. If they sin, there is sure punishment and even death. They
hang on a thin thread of god that he holds with his Index and pinky my fingers
over the hot fires of hell. They are taught from the youngest age to be a
perfect puritan, but why so strict? People nowadays are lean, relaxed, and
tolerate a lot of sinful actions. However be aware of the modern day puritan
that is every home, let me introduce you to mine.
My mother is my modern Puritan. Strict with rules and harsh on
punishments. Let me give you an example of what I mean. One day I asked my mom
if I could to go to the park. She looked and glared at me for what seemed
an eternity, gleaming into my eyes, as if she was searching for any bit of
deception in me. She then gave a sign of relief and said, "Ok, you can go.
But you have to finish all of your homework, do extra reading, and help
me with some chores I haven't finished." I did as she said, and I got ready
to step outside right before she asked said," oh and be home before 7:00
you know how bad this part of the neighborhood can get." .......
It was 7:08, and I can't begin to tell you how mad my mom
was. She sat me Ina chair, and began to lecture me of how I could have gotten
hurt, how I could have gotten stopped by someone, how she didn't know
where I could have gone to or who I was even with and doing god knows
what! That went one for....let’s just say 20 minutes. When she was done, she
grounded me of my park privileges and also took away some of my stuff. I just
sat there in my room, thinking of how strict my mom was and how I got punished
by breaking a curfew by a few minutes. I also thought of why she was so strict.
But then it hit me, she give this neighborhood a bad reputation. From what she
here from the news, the neighbors, she must have thought that I died in those
eight minutes. But I didn't, I saw what was there. Moms gossiping on the
benches, children playing tag on tell jungle gym, teens at the basketball
court, and not one sign of danger. My mom doesn't know this side of the story;
she only knows what she has been told and the dangerous and bad things that
could happen. This might be why the puritans are so strict as well. They only
know the horrible side of their actions, so to keep away from them; they follow
the Puritan ways as strict as possible. I myself am Catholic, and take it from
me, the son of a modern puritan, those people are scared of what they don't even know about, that's why
you have to question ideas that you differ against, just like how some people
rebelled and went against the Puritan church. Please if I have offended the
reader in any way, please forgive me because on not a racist or a religious jerk.