BUILD YOUR OWN MIND

   If you want to be free, build your own mind: 
   Do your own thinking, your own research, arrive at you own conclusions, and make your own decisions. 
   Do not believe everything you hear or see. 
   If necessary, question everything.
   If you do not question everything, you will question nothing.
   Do not expect others to agree with you, or stand with you.
   In so doing, some people will not like you, even among your own family and friends.
   In so doing, you will not be popular.
   Do not expect pats on the head or slaps on the back.
   Stop allowing others to do your thinking for you.
   Stop allowing others to make your conclusions.
   Stop allowing others to make your decisions.
   Stop allowing others to speak for you, or be your voice.
   If you do not believe everything you say you believe, neither will others.
   To be free, it will be necessary to stand alone.
   Build your own mind because your mind is you:  your mind does not belong to others.