opinions are like...

you know the saying, "opinions are like assholes, everybody has one"? it's true, everyone does have one. but if you think about it, you really don't have to think about it at all. what i mean by this is that your thoughts, a.k.a. opinions, aren't consciously formed. even as you read this, you've already got an opinion on it. like something, don't like something, whatever - it's predetermined in your subconscious before you come to the realization of it. and once you think of it, it's hard to change. even then, you still secretly harbor doubts about the change. you still cling to that original opinion, but you can't help it, that's just how the brain works. those chemicals up there like to do what they do and can't easily be swayed.

i'm not sure why i thought of this. i think it came about when i started this new job and things started popping into my head when i would talk to certain people. once the thought formed, i would have to reason with it and make it into something different than its original. for example, i would talk to someone who kept asking me to repeat something and i would automatically assume that they were hard of hearing. but maybe not! maybe they're still upset and distracted maybe their phone sucks. but that opinion/thought that they were hard of hearing still remained. it was difficult to let go of. there's more extreme cases of this subconscious opinion versus conscious argument, but i won't go into detail. let me just say that sometimes, i want to wrap my phone cord around someone's neck (usually my own) in frustration.

and you can agree with me or not on this issue- that's just your opinion.