Are your opinions worth it?

We live in a world where it has become very difficult to have opinions of our own. Many tend to conform to the "Popular View" and float in the direction of wherever the current takes them. It is easy to do so, and quite simple too. Our opinions often reflects in how we choose to represent ourselves in front of others. The various platforms in social media and how we represent ourselves there can give the viewers a glimpse of what we choose to stand for, a small yet complicated picture of where we stand with respect to the opinions we hold for certain specific subjects and ideas we uphold or critique against. Coming back to social media, I believe what we choose to see and whom we admire have a huge role in shaping our opinions about certain subjects of matter in today's world. Where, I think we somehow tend to loose ourselves along the way. When we have differing opinions and ideas it has enough potential to leads us to such extremities that we might find ourselves wondering and asking yourself "Are my opinions worth it ?".

We humans are very intricate social beings, our thought processes are complex and there is a correlation between our emotions and the relationships we have with one another. We have the capacity to think, therefore giving us the ability to have our own opinions about various things, such as our favorite food, ideals we choose follow in life and the moral compass we tend to develop with time and experience. The human mind as complex as it may seem and may very well be too, some things about it is rather simple to grasp and decipher. Such as our nature, if our mind was an operating system of a device, there seems to be some pre installed applications which eventually affects us at one point or the other. It maybe in a good way, maybe in a bad way too, but its affect and influence gradually increases till it takes over and becomes one of the driving factors of the operating system which is our minds. However, as humans we get the liberty to choose our own apps and software which would influence our way of life and thought processes entirely which I think is absolutely beautiful and important. 

Standing up for what you believe in, speaking out about what you think and sharing your opinions requires you to be brave and courageous, especially when your opinions are not in the same page as the world's. As important as taking a stand is, it is also very important to know why you're standing where you're standing. Whichever stand we take as an intellectual should come out of our own will and ability to think rationally rather than just flowing along with the current. Our opinions can also be the popular view, what's important here is how we got there, the process of getting to where we are explains a lot about ourselves.

We need to start listening and think about opinions we don't agree with. This helps us get a clearer picture as we do not choose to confine ourselves with a singular view we agree with but also explore the views that disagrees with ours. This can help us in various ways, it can help us strengthen our stand and also help us reflect upon ourselves when we realize that the opposing views might sometimes make more sense when you think about it rationally. There is always room for more growth and improvement in our intellectual lives. Standing for what you truly believe does not make you a misfit, it takes courage to do so and it also takes courage to accept our shortcomings and gradually become a better version of ourselves.