The world is full of people who will tell you who you are, what you are, and what you are to do and not to do, they wander amid their unaddressed confusion, fear, and need for consensual belief to still their own anxious journey … no greater difficulty may be found than living this journey as mindfully, as accountably, as we can … beware of those who offer answers … they may be sincere, but their answers are not necessarily yours
linked mentions for "experts of fear and confusion":
cult of experts The Cult of Experts. “The people more competent than we are in innumerable fields of endeavor,” (Girard), with their “Follow These Five Steps”
six filters for truth personal experience (Human perceptions are iffy.) Experience of people you know (Even more unreliable.) Experts (They work for money, not truth.) Scientific studies
adapting by curbing our desires we learned early that trying out who we are in the world often produced negative reactions … we learned to curb our desires, adapt, perhaps even