This seems like a silly post to have to write about. Perhaps it will serve as a reminder. If it isn't, then I do hope you'll grow from it.
I have seen a great deal of people that seem to think that opinions equal truth. This is not the case. It has never been the case. It can never be. Truth is fact, not opinion. However, we convince ourselves that our opinion is the truth. We hear the phrase "Speak your truth" quite often. Or even, "My truth is..." That should make you think. As children, we learn truth versus opinion. It is very common from second grade on up to learn the difference between the two. It may start with something silly like knowing that a bear is not blue and flies in the sky, but it can get tricky. Snakes are scary. For some people that is completely true. For others it is not. Therefore, according to elementary education, that is not a fact. It is an opinion. Society has taught us that our opinions matter. They do. If my friend despises Japanese food, I'm not going to take them there. It isn't because Japanese food is bad. It is because I don't want my friend to sit there and not eat. My decision is made on her opinion. Simple. If I drive 23 mph in my neighborhood, someone might tell me I MUST slow down. That is their opinion. The law states I can go 25 mph. However, it is safer if I drive 20 mph. It isn't that their opinion is bad or wrong. It's just that it's an opinion, not fact. I am, by law, not speeding. Therefore, I am not in the wrong. We must, as a society, learn to separate our opinions from facts. We must learn to understand that just because it is our preference, it does not make it true, law, the end-all-be-all. It is still just our opinion. No matter how passionate we are about it, it is our opinion. Please do not get strung up that your opinion is right. Without facts and evidence, it is not truth. Once we learn to separate the two, we can better live our lives in a way that will be productive to society.
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