You are a fool

Okay, I want to offer everyone a little advice:  People have no idea what they're talking about.


I'm sorry, it's true.  Sure, when people give you advice, you can actively interpret it and use it to your advantage, but that isn't always the case.  One time in particular sticks out in my head, where I knew this kid who would give me advice when it came to working out.  I used to gobble up everything he told me, because I had no clue what I was doing at the time.  Only after doing my own research for months did I realize that he actually had no clue what he was talking about. 


So there I was, a very influential young man, mindlessly taking in every piece of information that everyone gave me.  I'd like to think I was opinionated, but truth be told, I probably wasn't.  Even in the media, of all the propaganda that saturates the press, I never questioned any of it.  You see, that's where the problem lies.  We need to question all the information that people feed us, otherwise we're nothing but mindless drones.  Do your own independent research, and when someone contradicts you, don't back down and believe them simply because they made a good point, tell them that you'll get back to them, and go do more research to see if they're right.


I don't know why I'm in the mood I'm in right now to be honest.  I guess I'm just upset that I just realized how un-opinionated I used to be.  I know now in my life that there's some people who I hang out with that I simply cannot take any piece of advice they give me with any conviction.  This is not to say that they aren't good friends of mine or I look down on them in any way - I just know from experience that their beliefs do not coincide with my own, and I should just take whatever they tell me with a grain of salt.  This goes for everything from religious beliefs all the way down to tastes in movies and music.  There are just some people in the world who aren't on the same page as you.


I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want you to be objective.  Question things.  Don't believe every bit of advice that is given to you.  Formulate your own opinions!

This is all scrambled and I can't tell if it's a rant or not, so that means I'm done.


How often do you come up with your own opinions?


Think about that.  When was the last time you had an opinion that wasn't the direct result of someone else's opinion?


Until next time, stay frosty