83 things

I assumed about the the world

1. happiness will be mine
2. happiness when it comes will be permanent
3. I will be rewarded in women
4. we all seek truth and understanding
5. the world can be understood
6. people govern their behavior from their understanding of the world
7. the world is fair
8. the world is permeated by love
9. we are not really afraid of each other
10. we are all alike
11. we all want the same things
12. education and learning is honored
13. wisdom will be mine
14. money, when I get it, will buy me what I want
15. the truth shall make us free
16. barbarism, ignorance, racism and genocide are things of the past
17. the Middle Ages and the Dark Ages were totally over
18. an Enlightenment took place
19. philosophy is the most important activity on earth
20. I can figure things out
21. if I can't, other people will come to my aid
22. politicians serve the people
23. America will remain the Land of Freedom
24. fundamentalist religion will soon be gone
25. we can all live in one conceptual structure
26. when I see my mind-mate I will recognize them
27. most people are like me
28. it won't be hard to find anyone else like me
29. I am fundamentally rational
30. I will overcome my fears
31. I will understand myself
32. if I write a blog, more and more people will appreciate the way I think
33. beautiful women are they keys to truth
34. other people have a better understanding than I do
35. as I age I will be honored
36. parties are places of fun
37. we all seek fun, understanding and fun
38. if I prepare myself mentally I will perform better in the world
39. at some point I will lose my confusion
40. I will be young forever
41. I will not die
42. I am in control of things
43. I will have a great and noble passion
44. books have answers
45. everyone is bored like me
46. all we need is love
47. sex provides permanent happiness
48. I will never get a divorce
49. I will be appreciated for who I am
50. we want to communicate
51. we are not fundamentally selfish
52. there such a thing as being an adult
53. adults know the answers
54. I would grow up
55. grown-ups are confident and self-assured
56. everyone wants to have fun
57. I will eventually be self-confident
58. people don't like me
59. I would never be happy
60. but I would be successful
61. I would understand things in a sudden illumination which would last over time
62. I can do whatever I want in life
63. I can change others
64. I can change myself
65. everyone else also believes that "sticks and stones could hurt my bones, that worlds could never hurt me."
66. television will only get better
67. I will never have to watch I Love Lucy again after 1960
68. sure, I can be hip and old
69. things will only get better
70. one day I would be normal
71. we are all in this together searching for precious shards of truth
72. my government will provide leadership
73. the media are interested in a fair and just perception of things
74. my government has a passionate commitment to the Constitution
75. torture was a thing of the past
76. at some time I would be secure in my sexual identity
77. soon no one would notice race
78. I would not be susceptible to government propaganda
79. I would penetrate the deeper mysteries of love
80. I would not be confused
81. I would not be an asshole
82. I would always be shy
83. the world is run by people of goodwill

1. my parents had anything to tell me
2. other people around me knew very much
3. I would find true love