Do I need to have an opinion on everything?

I seldom involve in conversations about politics, but I don’t stop people from talking about it.

That’s the way I am.

The world, however, sees things differently. If you don’t form an opinion, you are a moron. You are selfish.

Okay. I get you.

I see that’s an opinion on who I should be. It is not who I am.

When I was in primary school, my teacher gave me a bookmark. There was drawing on the bookmark, showing a person was eating a durian, while another person looked disgusted. The caption of the drawing was “Just because you don’t like it, doesn’t mean that you can depreciate its value”.

Durian is a love-or-hate kind of food.

I love durian because of its taste and many people don’t like it because of its stinky smell.

Whether you like it or not, your opinion cannot reflect what a durian is.

• It is a tropical fruit (that’s a fact).
• It has a distinctive smell (that’s a fact).
• It contains lots of nutrients and fats (that’s also a fact).

Durian has its value. It has its purpose to exist in the world. It does not need everyone to agree with it and like it.

I am not going to convince you that durian is good for you. I accept whatever opinion you have about it.