A world of verbosity where opinions is all that matters; a world where those who may argue for their opinions takes precedence over those who may not do so.
It is ‘my views’ which eventually reigns above and over any other. Others are relegated, denigrated or at best ‘tolerated.’ In this current climate, it is important to stick to a set of values, beliefs and or espouse opinions as favoured by a group or a community. Groups whether they may adopt positive or negative attitudes are all based on opinions and at best perspectives seen as per one’s veil of comprehension.
‘Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not a truth’ Marcus Aurelius AD 121-180.
However; most of what we hear are adopted as facts and with time accepted as facts as if that is the be and end of everything. Upon adopting such a mode of existence what my family pours in front of me becomes the norm one abides by and exist. Nothing needs be questioned as I have learnt from my family that this is the way to be. The way of others may not be acknowledged let alone appreciated as they belong to a different, nay alien culture. There is an undermining dislike in operation. We are told that we need to tolerate. Yet that toleration in itself is veiled with the superiority complex whilst the inferiority one is attributed to the other. On this line of thought there can only be truths based where one family, group, community, or nation proposes or perhaps those with similar opinions. Whilst the others are dismissed’; my thoughts and opinions takes priority over and above everything. In a way it is the law of the jungle which we have failed to appreciate. That law authorises us to despise others based on our opinions and perspective. Espouse our perspective and opinion and you are hailed as one of the great. Object to this and you may be seen as the enemy.
The enemy is everywhere as what matters is my opinions or those who share mine. Oppose this and you are doomed and may be subject of abuse verbally, mentally, or even physically. You may be seen as a social pariah by those who take shelter of a belief system where they see their system or way to be as being beyond and above.
Unfortunately, because I espouse a certain way of being; I fail to observe that there are other equally well authenticated modes of beings. Blinded by the veil we may not see that which is: Instead everything is moulded in to the veil which one has accepted as being the norm.
The question emerging from our observations is that can we really be free from the world of opinion or perspective or are we caught up despite ourselves. Is there a way out of this moral maze are we simply condemned to adopt and adapt a certain mode of being?
Can I perceive that what is unveiled in front of me through my senses is not necessarily ‘objective’ facts to be hold on at all costs regardless but aspects of my saliencies, prejudices, fears and or bias which causes us to adopt and hold on to certain ways of relating to life as it unfolds in front of us. Can we see that this is so? Or can we appreciate the fact that all that we are…..indeed are no more than preconceived perspectives which reveal to us through our already tainted views … or what we have amassed through centuries of conditionings whilst these has simply been thrown at us and upon being thrown at us as dogmas are unveiled to us as ‘truths’ These truths are the cause of confusions, hatred, hypocrisies and so much terror whether verbally or otherwise.
The key question which emerges out of this chaos is can we be free of opinions, verbosity, or perspectives ? Is that possible? Can we clearly see something without any form of prejudice where opinions are simply negated? Can I as a person be allowed to be or must succumb to their ways of being which exercise coercion or subjugation into a particular mode of being? Indeed, where one is made to be and be a party to one or other forms of being where to be successful one has to adopt and seek a way of being part of the norm. Should this be so? Or can I as an individual refuse point blank to join the ways of the world which pushes one onto oblivion based on loss of individuality where the person may not be allowed to be where one is coerced into accepting opinions and perspectives or can one shrug free of it all? And just be? Is this possible?
The quintessence of what is being communed herewith is precisely that… can we clearly see something, anything without any form of conditionings. Or is it possible to rid the self of opinions, verbosities, perspectives which further adds to distress in societies? Is this a viable alternative/ or am I caught up with every other / any other views and thereby remains a victim of the known?
How can I participate in the world free from the world of opinions… the world of perspectives the world of hatred and violence or must I give in and say there is no other way out?
Is it possible to be free of all ideas and concepts and theories and connect with the world with others just as how things reveal to the self without any form of conditionings?
Can I see things as they are? Is such a state of being possible? Or need I simply give in? Can one relate to life a la freshness of being where one may see things as they are rather than through a veil?
Opinions and perspectives are hindrances; To be remains a firm choice in an ambiguous way. A choice on which one builds on and or develop one’s way of being. If that is authentic and causes no distress to any other regardless of any specie let alone another human; we may then deem this as a worthwhile exercise in attempting to makes sense of the dialectics of life as these unfolds within our midst. Or we may say that some forms to be sure causes non- harmony and or a deterrence to others way of being… which may be ignored as one moves on but the essence of being in the world in a way entails that we are ensnared or subjugated into adopting a way. What one needs to be alert to is that there is no single way which ought to seek exclusivity. If one’s life choice is about a way of downgrading any other whilst keeping one’s own views/perspectives/opinions as the way to be then there may not be appreciation of others. When this is so adherents engage in frantic fundamentalism or fanaticism. Whilst is so, it is obvious there may never be an appreciation of others about us. Where there is so there will be disharmony and without harmony one’s attempt will be futile.
To recognise that is so requires that one pays attention to the dialectics.
Or we may say that to be simply appreciative of the other remains the basis of one’s effort at making sense of the all opinions /perspectives whilst attempting to seek that which may be beyond and above the latter.