What do you believe that others do not?
– A daily writing prompt from stoameditation.com
I believe in fairness, justice, learning, compassion etc… but so do many other people….
Perhaps there are things that other people believe that I do not, such as gods, more money will make you more happy etc… Many people believe those things too though.
I feel like this is a trick question and should force you to contemplate all the things you do believe. When you examine them all maybe there will be something there that no one else believes?
Is there anything that one person might believe that no one else believes though? Even something obscure is likely to be believed by another person somewhere in the world. As you voice it for the very first time, someone else might agree!
What about this? Is there something you used to believe that you no longer do? When you stop believing something you sometimes block it out and disown it as if you never really believed it. Did I used to believe in ghosts? Some strange things happened that I couldn’t explain then but can explain now. Is that just learning and growing away from ignorance? Is it possible to grow so far away from ignorance, to be able to explain everything, to no longer have any beliefs? Is that some sort of nirvana the Buddhists idealise?
If you believe we live in a simulation then do you really know that one foot goes in front of another when you are walking or do you just believe it is so?
This stupid question has raised more than I’ve been able to answer. Ok, good. Keep the old brain ticking.
I’m off to start on my list of things I believe.
Who called?
What the hell did they say?
Get off the telephone right now
Don’t throw another minute away
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful that I don’t have to teach at school for the next two days. Even though it was a late notification and bad planning it’s good for me anyways.
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