The Benefits Of Speaking Your Mind

“There are no facts, only interpretations.”

The internet can be a hostile place. It’s easy to attack people or their ideas. I see it all the time. And yet, we must continue to speak our minds. We should never stop, no matter how many people shoot down your thoughts.

It’s never a good feeling when your opinions are shot down, and it’s especially painful when someone you like does that. Maybe by your spouse, boss, parents, or best friend.

It happened to me many times in the past. Growing up, I always had an opinion about everything. Having an opinion doesn’t mean you know everything. It just means you have something to say. You could be wrong.

But often times, my teachers, friends, girlfriends, co-workers, and even friends would immediately say things like, “That’s not true!” At some point in my twenties, I gave up speaking my mind. I became afraid. Let me tell you how I overcame that.

You wouldn’t believe how many people were offended by my opinion. “How do you know it’s less than 1%!” And a bunch of nasty words. Two people even emailed me a whole essay about why it’s “wrong.”

People were hurt. Ironically, in the same article, I mentioned that if you feel hurt, that’s because you decided that.

In the article, I clearly stated my opinion. The sentence starts with “I think,” for a reason. Of course, I have no idea exactly how many people lack values. No one knows.

Every piece of information in life, except for math and the laws of nature, is an opinion. So when people try to challenge your opinions, know that they are playing a useless game.

There’s only your truth. Confusing, right? It’s just like life. For example, does God exist? I don’t know. I’ve never seen any evidence. Does that mean God is not real? It doesn’t matter what I think. If God has an impact on the way you live, it’s true for you no matter what scientists say.

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