I am a member of society and participate to some degree in the discourse of our times. I have a lot of thoughts about a lot of topics. I feel strongly about some of these thoughts and opinions. Since I am seeking enlightenment I am starting to reevaluate my thought processes and opinions in general. My default opinion is starting to become having no opinion. I am grateful I am learning how to have no real thoughts or opinions about a great many things.
I used to have thoughts and opinions about most everything that crossed my path. I think this is a pretty normal thing. I also personally don’t want this to be my default behavior. Having thoughts and opinions on everything is cognitively exhausting. I feel as though I must control my energy, and not waste that energy where I do not want to. I am training myself to only have thoughts and responses to things I choose to.
I think it’s a trap when we feel we must respond or have a thought about things. First of all it’s a lot of work to have a good opinion. You must do research and understand a thing first to have a good opinion. In all reality who has time for that? Even if you don’t have to research on some particular topic, what good does it even do to respond to it?
If you hop online, or read the news, or watch local news there are a lot of things you could respond to and put a lot of energy into. I don’t know what good it does to have a response to these things. If something horrible is happening, but you can’t do anything about it, what good does it do to get all wound up? I feel like you can be aware of events without an investment of your energies. That seems to be the best path forward to me.
It’s wonderful not to have the mental clutter of having thoughts and opinions of things that have nothing to do with me. Most things in this world have nothing to do with me. I still have a lot of opinions. I am trying to have fewer opinions though. I want to put my energy where I want to put it, and I’m learning how to do that. I have not always been that way. This path of not having opinions seems to just be calmer to me. I’m grateful I am learning how to just have no opinion, no response, and just let things be.