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Your Very Own Philosophy

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My life is not a dissertation, so there are bound to be flaws in my opinion, so please understand that's exactly what it is - my opinion. The words to follow are my set of belief that are laden with prejudice and to some extent not entirely founded on proof or certainty.

However in the interest of all those who might just agree with me - I'll have to write this piece of opinion. In a world filled with human beings every opinion is evaluated on the criterion of usefulness of the opinion towards the society (or some may say a greater good served by the opinion).

 To me an opinion serves a much different purpose as well. It forcefully opens a new door in the mind of the reader. It gives you a new direction to channel your thoughts. And after going through with the flow and meandering through the alleys filled with bias and disagreement/agreement you reach your own decision.

 At the end of the day, I've to decide what drives me or what is worthy of a more permanent part of my life. The permanent stuff is the foundation of my consciousness or belief-system. It would be unfair to lay the foundation without sifting and digging through a lot of dirt.

 While this sifting and digging certain ideas coalesce to form my very own & personal philosophy of life. So to find what my own philosophy is I have to read what others say and understand the genesis of their life. So keep searching because you never know what would sow the seeds of your own idea!

 Disclaimer - This is a piece of writing that was written to follow the flow of a creative urge. It is not intended to serve a purpose or to help learn something. It's like what Dali said once: Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.
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