Was Inspired By A Friend

A good friend of mine spent the last week doing some heavy thinking about life, the universe and all that; at least, that's how I'm choosing to think about it at the moment (which may or may not be helpful to him). Anyway, a conversation I had with him during that time, and subsequent information, has inspired me to do some thinking of my own. Or at least I'm in the process of thinking about thinking, as obtuse as that is. 

I strongly believe that there are a lot of problems in this world that stem from the fact that we, as a human race, avoid talking about them, avoid talking about our ideas and the beliefs that we hold most dear. I think that avoidance puts a lot of stress on individuals, especially in the most formative years of their lives and that is a huge problem. 

My friend, most of all, has inspired me to talk about these things more with friends and people in general. But, I know most people don't particularly enjoy being caught off-guard, or being herded into a conversation they would prefer to avoid. So, I'm going to start writing about the things I think about, and I think a lot of other people think about as well. Feel free to read the stuff and, if you want to, strike up a conversation about it at some point. I welcome the feedback. 

Note: I miss being in college and doing research, so I plan on reading up quite a bit on topics that I want to write about so it may be a while before my first post but most likely, they will be in the form of a new blog, link to which will be posted here.