Rule No.99 - Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric

Charles Darwin said in his opinion all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.


Galileo said the Earth moves from the evidence of the tides.


These are just two well known individuals who both had ideas that were unheard of in their times. Galileo studied the universe by looking through his telescope, then realized that the Earth revolves around the sun. This was opposite of what the Catholic Church had been teaching, so he was punished for treason and was to be confined to his home. The Church didn't admit that they were wrong until many, many years after Galileo passed away. Although his ideas differed from everyone else's, he kept his foot down because he knew he was right.


To this day, you ask anyone who Galileo or Charles Darwin is and they will know. Yes their ideas were eccentric, but imagine they never went through with it, stuck to their guns and proved they were right. 


Sometimes you will have eccentric opinions. They may not be that the world is in fact round and change history forever, but they are your opinions and you are entitled to believe in whatever you want. Just make sure that if you decide something, you stick with it, through thick and thin. If you don't believe in it, heart and soul, how can you expect others to.