What do I Know–Trading Opinions for Personal Truths

The only thing I know these days is that I don’t know. Surprisingly, I feel liberated. Since I’ve learned to keep my mouth closed and my ears open I’m noticing some interesting things about others. Mostly that people consider themselves authorities on just about any subject that comes up and many that don’t.

We live in a confusing, busy, chaotic world–one that leaves me baffled a good bit of the time. I don’t understand what goes on around this plane of existence and I sure can’t explain anything beyond it. Yet I hear the fraternal order of know-it-alls pontificating endlessly about everything from politics to human rights to spiritual issues and with such certainty that I find myself looking for the earpiece connecting them to God. Usually it’s just one of those stupid looking blue tooth things though. In my opinion just wearing one of those should be cause for a person’s earthly dismissal.

The other day I was listening to one of these people talk about how kids today are too prone to conspiracy theorizing. I could relate because my 22 year old son loves a good conspiracy tale. Every one that comes down the pike is gospel to him. Well, this man was talking about his 27 year old son and the “nonsense” he feels the young guy buys into. Indignantly he said, “I told him there’s no such thing as UFO’s!” He was so adamant and so certain it was as if he’d just called the grass green.

 I thought to myself…and your personal blueprint of universal intricacies refutes the existence of UFO’s? But I kept this thought to myself and just kept thinking about it. People like this seem to be everywhere lately. Sometimes too close. I like to say they walk around with their portable podiums, spouting off and never listening or considering another person’s viewpoint.

I’ve always been told you don’t learn anything by talking but there sure seem to be a lot of brilliant motormouths around these days. The scary thing is that they act like their own, and everyone else’s, higher power. That doesn’t leave much room for the real thing, does it? Maybe that’s why very few people operate from a place even resembling peace. They’re too busy disturbing it.

Personally, I have discovered I don’t know much and this makes me very happy for several reasons. It gives my overused ego a much deserved rest. I feel that if I don’t know, I might actually be taught. I have enough responsibilities and educating the world is one I’d rather not tackle. The list goes on and on. I do have a higher power I’ll call God who did an amazing job creating a universe which leaves me speechless. And I’ve decided to remain that way and seek enlightenment outside of mortal limitations, my own and everyone else’s.