Have you ever thought, really, about how silly that phrase is? About how it really has no relevance to real life at all? Or at least not to me. I know it's just an idiom to ask what one is thinking but really, have you ever really thought about it? What kind of person would accept that any of their thoughts or thoughts of others were worth only a penny? Okay, let me rephrase that. Obviously someone not high in the confidence of themselves is going to think they are worthless and therefore their thoughts as well. And some human beings like to think of the thoughts of other people, particularly those that don't agree with their own, as worthless. But you see, that's not really the truth. Every thought that has ever been thought by any person is amazing. Because you see every second of every life is unique, even if the exact same think happens. Every person sees, perceive, and thinks about things in a different way. Thoughts are probably the only thing we will ever find about humanity that is just as unique as each fingerprint. And so, really, they're worth a lot more than that. A lot more than anyone could probably ever imagine.
That's why I kind of find it funny to be a writer or wanting to be a writer. Any writing, whether blog, book, article, journal, or anything--are literally just thoughts on a page. Thoughts formed to sentences to form some coherent meaning. And in the professional world you can get paid for thoughts, get paid a lot more than just a penny. And I don't know, it makes me happy. It's makes happy that even without realizing the world values thoughts in some way, maybe not always the best ones from the best people, but at least it does. And so it's just funny that the phrase, "penny for your thoughts" still exists.
This was short. I am tired.
Fin.
-Keshia
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