A Reality Check in Isolation

Reality is not necessarily REAL. How do you define reality? How do you know that you know reality? I'm pretty sure that reality is not one's opinions...because opinions come from intellect- and are often ego-based. Convincing other people of the need to see and believe what YOU believe is not reality, it's your conviction and drive to have others see you, i.e., your perception. Your reality is very much emotion-based, which means it's not always going to be completely in line with others who have different feelings. BTW, those other people are not wrong for having different feelings. The problem with the power of human emotions is that if your reality starts to differ from your peers, you might feel alienated and lonely, which no one wants. Then, the fear of ostracization will probably provoke you to join the opinions of the predominant group. No questions asked is the way to stay safe, yet the questions to be answered will remain there waiting for you to look at them. Your soul needs you to become a human being of the utmost self-expression of love. No one can determine your reality, it must come from within and be validated by making up your own mind.