ASSUMPTIONS, PREJUDICE, AND LIFE

As humans, it is always easier for us to assume knowledge and value; automatically accept or deny exterior information. In other words, every single thing you believe, know, dream, imagine, think about, want, and fear could be assumed.

'Okay fine, but what's wrong with an assumption?' Quite simply, it could be wrong- we could be wrong- we could be living our lives based on automated determinations that do not require complete information or validity. 'So every single thing you do could be wrong, but you determine right and wrong, so if it seems right to you isn't it? I mean, even if we assume what is right, doesn't that make it right?

NO! Even though we determine right and wrong, if there is an untapped part of us that would make a different determination as long as we weren't too afraid to look, than our presumptious nature isn't valid. And there is a part of us we never consult with before determining our lives- it is called our conscious- the part of us responsible for logic, thought, questioning, considering, and being fair.

We all make A LOT of assumptions and live by them. That presumptious nature seems more obvious in some of us who prejudge other groups with hate, anger, or jealousy. We often call these people bigots, but you don't have to be a bigot to make assumptions... you just have to be human.

I want to talk about what it means to be so presumptious/human, but also what it could mean to be so aware, open, and humble (human again), and just how much of our lives are assumed. We can never know everything, but if we know and are strong enough to remember, that we will probably assume what's true instead of figure it out, we can know enough to actually change.