Everyone has an opinion and I have mine doesn’t make them right, but we are each entitled to them. I have revised many of my opinions over the years and I can admit when I feel I am wrong about something even if I don’t like being wrong. I refuse to argue about politics or religion because I don’t have to prove anything and I don’t need someone to agree with me to validate my opinions.
It’s so funny that most of us humans have had the same type of experiences so we understand and can empathize easily when we hear our own stories being told by someone else. It just makes me wonder how individual we really are. Of course each story always seems to have a few twists and turns that we may not have experienced, but they are close enough that I feel like my life has been plagiarized at times.
Everyone wants to be special or gifted in some way, at least I know I did when I was young and it came as a big shock to me when I realized I was mediocre, but I learned to deal with it and accept it. My comprehension is pretty good and I’m usually a good listener so those are 2 good tools I have been able to use in my life time to fool people into believing I am intelligent.
I have always admired intelligence, but I admire common sense more. I have known many intelligent people and learned over the years that they love to talk and expound on their views of the world and everything and everybody in it and as long as you simply interject a profound word or thought every now and then, then they think you’re just as great as they are.
What a boring world it would be if we all thought and did the same things at the same time and we all developed the same special gift or talent. What lessons would we be able to learn? I know we all strive for the same things like love, understanding, peace, and all of the creature comforts that would make us happy and the great thing is we have choices that will make each life a little different.
Cult’s have always been a big concern of mine because the people that are seeking understanding for their life seem to be drawn in by strong minded opinionated people that promise heaven on earth and then they are brain washed into sharing that leaders opinions and sometimes it’s way too late before they realize they should have developed their own. I’m sure you remember the Jim Jones horror plus many others.
I am now happy not to be gifted or talented because there is no pressure exerted on me and it doesn’t bother me anymore that I’m just average. I like living in a world where average is the norm because I really don’t have the need to stand out, but I have the choice to be different if I choose and I can be just as opinionated as I want without having anyone agree with me and it’s okay.
