Opinion blogpost#23

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We as people, have free will to choose our actions; be it significant or trivial. We have been in endless conversations and social situations, where we regard the opinions of others- in our day to day achievements or tasks. This is often to ascertain whether the subject has an acceptable reputation or is something worth pursuing.

A simple example is to choose an outfit for the day and presenting yourself before someone whose opinion you have in good regard, and asking "Hey, how do I look?" The outcome can go one of three ways; favorable, unfavorable and absent. Have you ever wondered why would someone not give you an opinion on something? and why is that often associated with negative intent? That gets you thinking, about the activity of qualifying something to be worth giving an opinion on. 

Ask yourself this; did they put in enough effort to deserve an opinion? Let's visualize. you've gone through the tedious task- of attempting to paint something in extensive detail, and it turns out to be unsatisfactory or inaccurate in your objective. I'd share my opinion you with in all honesty. Then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder so perhaps some might find it to be exquisite. But I didn't. If were good, I'd be delighted to tell you  so.

However, if I choose to not give an opinion on something- it is due to three main things. The first being that I do not deem it worthy of an exertion to label my opinion on. The second, is that it’s something I choose not to provide a reputation towards. And the last being, the instance where many have already provided their points to the pool, and I do not wish to contribute to make it more complicated than it is presently. But none of these have an underlying malicious intent.

Now, ask yourself this; do you really want me to give you an opinion? And if I refuse to share one, does it imply that the only opinions I wish to share on the matter are unfavorable? No. Its likely not worth my time and it shouldn't be yours either. However, I appreciate the effort you've staked into seeking my views on the matter, as you find it to be impactful. I hope you take that into account when someone asks your opinion, next time. For everything else, shrug.