Stand Firm, For Who Will?

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~ Winston Churchill

People have different opinions in the world, that's fine. However, sometimes people aren't really fine with your opinion. They may be nice about it, they may be aggressive about it. Whatever it be, stand firm.

In a world where we are told to have opinions, yet at the same time are told not to, it is quite a contradiction. Despite that, you shouldn't bow to intimidation, you may change your mind, or you may see that opinion was incorrect. However, you mustn't let others force you to change your opinion.

When you allow others to force you to change your opinion against your will through fear and coercion, it basically says, that such behavior is alright. However, that behavior is not right, not even remotely, even though their cause may be right, allowing people to bully others into submission is never right. Additionally, by letting others, despite their best intentions, to bully others for a good cause, ultimately, will sour their cause, no matter how good and right it may be at first.

Hence why, you must keep firm, because sometimes even if your opinion is wrong, or just not right for the now, having someone to temper others is important. Having a culture of people who say yes is a road that no one wants to travel. By stepping up to the plate and expressing an unpopular opinion, you may very well save others. If we agree on everything, no one will be able to question if walking off a cliff is a good idea.

In the long run, if people don't like your opinion, just keep on having your opinion. Sooner or later, they will either accept you, or just move along. Either way, job well done. However, if you keep on caving to the wishes of others, you will find that you have less friends, and most assuredly, you'll upset someone sooner or later trying to please everyone. In the end, failing your whole plan of not upsetting others. Moreover, the people who are going to be the good ones in your life, may steer clear from someone who caves. Since they are good people, they will look for similar people.

To sum it up, it is better to risk having an opinion that offends someone than having society that has no different opinions or voices. For it is far better to have a world divided with different opinions than a world united with stupidity.