My opinion is to have none.
In the east, they call it having no-thought
or perhaps even no-mind,
which is to say never mind,
I am never sure if my mind is in the correct light of the ray.
In a holy writing,
Paul says he "knows nothing except Christ..."
which is to say,
even though he may on the surface of his writings
appear strident to some,
he has learned that to be too sure of opinions,
or creeds,
is only a reflection of being unsure of oneself.
He holds a certain truth,
around which all others rotate.
My truths are to rotate around you,
whether you hear or read me.
Which is to say,
what is the purpose of my grand explanations
of some "truth"
if it is not understood?
If I am right,
but cannot explain well,
or if I am wrong,
what is the difference?
I am not conveyed to you either way.
Opinions are like a river.
Upstream it is in a certain formation,
which is to say
years ago I believed this thing
Now the stream is "here"
And now I believe the "here" thing.
Tomorrow the stream goes "there".
In which place is the river in the better state?
Only if it gives nourishment to a thirsty one.
If I say a rainbow has this many colors,
and you say that many,
how can I know whether I am hallucinating,
or whether you can just see more than I?
The "lowly" dogs smell scents of which I am not aware
hear sounds on higher frequencies,
hence the "dog whistle".
Perhaps you smell various scents of truths of which
I am not aware,
or hear on higher frequencies.
Then if my opinion is different than yours, is it not well
that you differ?
How can I learn if all agree with me?
Who elected me God,
if only for a day?
Beloveds, can I share a secret?
Some time I might agree with you or someone,
just to be in a state of agreement.
If I agree with them,
I might be able to draw them out more,
and they can explain it in a way where I finally have to agree.
My river only needs to go with the flow.
Why try to overrun the banks,
the boundaries of your mind?
If I write something which offends,
I know nothing for sure,
except that an offense has been made.
I only try to keep writing
to make the offense less offensive to you,
to couch it in words of explanation where you might hopefully
see no threat to your spiritual being.
It is not to press the point,
but to attempt to differentiate
my thinking from those who perhaps offend
without being aware that to offend
is not the point.
I may write something because I am excited about it,
because I may be "learning" about it only as I write,
and there is excitement in "learning" and writing at the same time.
But whether I wrote something which is helpful
is entirely another matter.
Excitement itself can be a little deceptive,
if it is not tempered.
And so what are you here for,
if not to temper me?
Give me a distemper shot
if I need it.
It won't hurt.
Your truths are sacred to you,
which is to say
I am to treat them as such.
On the other hand,
it is just as well for me to treat my truths
as rubbish
if you have something better for me to contemplate.
We have a saying
"speak truth to power..."
Well who is the power,
but you and I?
Speak to me loud enough
and long enough
and I may finally get it.
We have a saying,
"celebrate diversity".
But if your opinions are not diverse from mine
isn't there less to celebrate?
In celebration of our eternal diversity, markw