Opinions

You don't discuss religion or politics with your family and friends unless they share the same views that you do. Period. There's no point on talking about aspects of religion or politics to the people that you cherish the most if they don't share those same perspectives; it's only going to lead to arguments, or in worst case scenarios, friendships to be broken.

Now, that doesn't mean that people shouldn't have their own opinions. The true value of an opinion is the fact that it's yours, and the same way that you hold true to your own opinions, everyone else is entitled to do the same with theirs. If you can share your opinion in a non-superior fashion, where you don't degrade others and acknowledge multiple sides of the situation, and still manage to make believers out of what it is that you have to say, then you're already stronger mentally than most people in the world. Give yourself a pat on the shoulder, you deserve it.

As for me, many will agree that I hold strong to my opinions, and that I don't base them on popular belief. I'm my own toughest critic, because I work hard to keep myself from becoming something that I'm not. So if you ask me for my opinion on a subject, I'm going to give it to you, even if everyone else feels differently. My opinions help shaft my character, so if you don't like what I have to say, then you don't like who I am. I hold my opinions on a high pedestal because I know that having an opinion is what gives me a say in this world--a chance to not just be heard, but to be listened to.

And although I try my best to acknowledge multiple sides of any given situation, sometimes my primitive nature gets the best of me and I go from persuading to defending. But if I'm ever caught in a situation like that with you, just know that I'm always right. And if you don't believe me, take a look at this sentence: In my opinion, I'm always right. Now, if I rearrange the sentence, we'll have the following: I'm always right in my opinion. Thus concluding the argument!

And so I hope you've enjoyed some insight into my thoughts about opinions, especially the last bit where I proved why mine are always right. If you don't then you're clearly wrong, but if you read my blog, then you would have known that by now.