Opinions

We are quick to have opinions about anything. Even when we lack facts, we get strong feelings about things. We jump to conclusions rather than consider carefully. Our mind works in a manner that "forces" us to take sides. Undecided opinions are not of much value, and you quickly "lose" the conversation if the arguments are not clear and become tilted to one side or the other.

Actually, opinions are totally useless. You can ask one hundred people for their opinions and they will all have different points of view. This is natural because we are all more or less bound to imperfect understanding and perceptions of the world. Therefore, our opinions are based on our own angle and experience. Opinions do not need to be associated with objective facts or knowledge because we simply do not have access to that type of information; we live in a world of imperfect data and perceptions. That is why opinions are so frustrating. We simply do not understand the rationale behind them, and often there is none—we simply feel or "just think so."

There is a big difference between opinions and firsthand experience. The latter is based on our own wisdom—we have knowledge about the issue. It is "true" to us and we have lived through the experience; therefore, we have a stronger standing point and more accuracy to describe the issue. Nevertheless, the absolute truth may not be closer to our reality, but still we are more certain than when talking about opinions. We like to learn from people who speak from their own experience. We feel that they have something of value to offer us. Opinions, on the other hand, are pure lip service. They are recycled words that are not considered and thought true by the speaker. Opinions have no relevance—we could easily live without them. Let's experience more and repeat less what others have done.