How far will you go for a belief? Will you stand up for it or could it be subject to fade with time and persuasion, or even money? If not a belief, the will you stand up against all odds for a conviction? If you look at the leaders around you or even passionate students in high schools, you will notice that they are separated from the others because they hold not merely strong beliefs but a solid conviction. Whether their convictions is religious or non religious, it drives them to live life based upon their standards and not the worlds, or their friends or parents. Besides the general stuff such as your heritage, people become individuals through their convictions which make them unique. With out convictions and goals there is a fine line that separates one person from the other, especially in a tight group of friends (where so much is in common.) Beliefs are not enough. There are many people who believe that certain things should or shouldn’t be done yet if persuaded by materialistic things or by other means, then what good is that. In order to stand your ground and be different amongst a culture that tries to conform, convictions are necessary.