Here comes the sun.....

    Well I promised myself that I would expand on my thoughts a little more today.  Rather new to the idea of "blogging"  and still getting familiar with the nuances of posting, sharing, tracking etc.  I had assumed that most likely I would have little to no people actually checking my posts out but if I'm understanding it properly I have had a handful of visitors.  To those who have invested the time I'd like to first thank you for your interest and secondly motivate you to respond.  My ideas are neither absolute or without flaws so I always appreciate a differing opinion followed by a strong debate of course.  My only request is that if you do have the courage to engage me that you do realize that no differing opinions or disagreements should be taken personally.  I refuse to judge others on the ideals they maintain and just request the same due respect in return. 
    Now that we have established some ground rules I promise that if you do decide to read on the core motivation for me sharing is to stimulate thought.  Once you assume everything you believe to be an inarguable truth you have denied yourself your true nature as an investigative and imperfect being.  We can only find wisdom through the understanding that we understand nothing.  Most of what we know is a matter of perception or derived from an outside influence.  Unoriginal ideas we collect, assume, manipulate and call them our own.  What bothers me is the inability for the average person to be able to realize there are no "truths".  What you have heard or seen has more than likely been spoon fed to you with self serving purposes.  Examples of this can be found throughout history in the realms of politics, religion and social caste systems.  "Ideas" appear to be created to control people. Amazingly they truly are very successful in this effort and each and every single day I see people around me following these "ideas"  blindly without resistance.  To say I am not a victim of them would hypocritical, but I assure you I have learned to constantly question and follow a path guided by logic and reason.  I'd like to assume that these two principles have freed me from the bonds of popular opinion but in reality it probably has polarized me from most of my fellow man.  Even if they aren't brave enough to say it to my face I can see their disdain in their eyes and face.  I often feel encouraged by this reaction because it usually means I have succeeded in stepping away from the norm.  Their obvious disgust has become to me a symbol of jealousy.  So afraid to abandon all they have been taught they have no choice but to recoil like a hand to the flame.  Maybe.  Or maybe I'm just fucking crazy.