True Lies.

I am not special. I am not a doctor of anything. I'm not a research scientist, prophet, heiress, or even a college graduate. I'm just a person. Simple, but intelligent. I am young in years, but old in mind and soul. Just a person. But I think. I feel, I observe, I see.

I try to see the meaning past the bullshit, but it's everywhere. Everyone has bullshit that they try to pass off as precious gold. The thing is, none of them think that it's bullshit. They think they've found it. The answer. The Christians think they have it and the Muslims don't. Scientists think they have it, and the Christians don't. Democrats, Republicans, and the homeless guy who tries to convince you that he was abducted by aliens all think they have it. They think they've found the truth, and that if everyone would just listen, everything would be fine.
I'm all for free will and finding your own philosophy, but I still have issues with this. Are you ready to know what my issues are? There are several. Here is an incomplete list:

What is truth, anyway? Does it even exist? If such a thing as pure truth still exists - if it ever did - is it graspable by the feeble, fickle human mind? Is truth universal, or is it unique to every individual? If it is in the eye of the beholder, what's the point of truth? I don't know. I don't pretend to know. I don't think anyone SHOULD pretend to know. Are we meant to know? Maybe, maybe not. Seek it all you want, but don't pretend you've found it. Even if you have, there's no way to prove it.

Some people feel comfort in finding a personal philosophy and clinging to that idea for the rest of their lives. I find that concept terrifying. If I picked one answer and stuck to it, I would miss out on so much; so much information, so many points of view would be lost to me, because even if I learned about them, I'd be going in to it already knowing I won't agree. I know some of the perspectives on life that will never ring true for me, but I have yet to find a path that does. While I recognize your right to see things differently, I'll never understand those of you who are set in your beliefs so completely.

And that's my opinion.