Spiriual Fruit or Religios Nuts?

Imagine all the different etnicties, cultures, and religions in the world that define people for who they really are. I'm full Palestinian that has lived in Tennessee for the past seventeen years; I guess that makes me a Red Neck? On that note, one of the most important prerequesites that come with being a Palestinian is the language of Arabic. Wow, a bilingual Red Neck, who would have thought? Furthermore, Arabic was my first language, then English. Nevertheless, both lanugauges serve a different purpose in my life and define who I really am. Ever since I was born, my parents have been speaking to me in Arabic. For me, Arabic is what defines the relationship to my family. For example, I feel closer to my parents when I tell them about my day, or a problem that I'm having, in Arabic other than English. Why? I'm not exactly sure to the answer of that question. Then again, it's not like my parents are not fluent in the English language. Actually, my father came to the United States from Palestine when he was eighteen for college. In the end, he graduated from the University of Tennessee with a masters degree in mechanical engineering. My mother and father have lived in the states for over twenty years so my mom easily picked up the language. Nevertheless, it feels more right to speak to them in the language that I grew up with. Above all, there is a cetain comfort factor that brings me closer to my family when I speak Arabic.Like Chinese or Hebrew, Arabic has it's own symbols. In that case, I would say that writing in Arabic is probably my weakest strength. According to my mother, I refused to learn it when she tried to teach me back when I was very young Therefore, I blame myself for not being able to write such an artistic language. On the other hand, I can read it just fine. All in all, I can read Arabic, I just can't spell to save my life.Now, I learned English with the help of my dad. In fact, while my parents were plungering me with Arabic as I was little, my...