Confusion

There is much confusion in the world.

Confusion so great it distorts reality.

But what is reality?

I believe it is less what is real, or what is tangible fact, rather that it is up to perception.

It is a great thing that humans are all the same in some ways, for if they weren't then their would be no such thing as reality.

If people did not perceive things in the same way, then "fact", which in itself is a verified public opinion of a matter, would cease to exist.

Let me explain.

A man who is sane, in his own right mind, thinking the way everybody else thinks, who knows that the sky is blue, deems another, a man who thinks differently, and that the sky is red, insane. But if the world was full of insane people, then who would be right?

If a majority found the sky red, then in all the books, all the archives, would say so.

Maybe a less dramatic, and more believable idea?

The men who invented the airplane were the first. Up against all odds, the Wright Brothers were out to do what had never been done before, something for the birds alone. Before their time, flight was deemed ludicrous. Even though we very well know today that flight is as easy as $55 to Southwest airlines and a quick trip to the airport.

Reality before the Wright Brothers was no reality, but after, public opinion was changed, and it became a very real reality. Without public opinion, the world would be lost to war about who is right.

The confusion of what is reality, and what reality should be is a problem.

This is where morals come in. Everybody in the world knows what should be. There should be peace. There should be prosperity, and yet there isn't. The result is confusion.

And in confusion, people's realities become distorted, and then their are misconceptions and misunderstandings.

Which feed the cycle.

It is truly vicious.

Such a thing could not spring from nothingness. Its an abomination. It must have been conceived.

Public opinion destroys things before they start, and crushes ideas in the bud, but it also keeps us together.

There is but one thing to do.

There is a reason every child is told in adolescence to be his or herself, and to not follow the public opinion.

Those who succeed are above its influence and lead lives happily.

But those who don't suffer through life, deep down questioning whether what they are doing is right, and hating themselves for their position. When they grow old, and they look back on life, it is with regret.

Be an individual, but do not force it. This is no fact, this is but my own opinion, written for those who care to try it out.

The most dangerous people are the ones who use the public opinion as a device of their own.

For they are the sources of confusion. There are too many. And the result is the debacle of the world today.

It is a beautiful place. But I worry for it to last.

The hardest thing to do is to realize that your entire life has influenced you to be the person you are, and to see beyond these experiences.

This is not without reason.

I am still confused.

It comes down to the same old question.

What is right?

For eons, people have puzzled over the questions. All in search for a means to an end.

To one such person who has come up with some solution. Say, Confucius, Muhammad, Jesus, or Buddha I would ask...

To what end?

The end of confusion.

Why end?

Because it torments the world.

Doesn't this just make it worse?

Not for me.

What about others?

If they understood me they would be fine.

But what if they don't want to?

Why shouldn't they?

Because not all people are like you.

They should be.

Why?

Because I am happy. They are not.

But they aren't like you, even if they would like to be.

It's worth a try, isn't it?

Wouldn't that be a bit confusing?