Assumptions

Some time ago I wrote a short essay on the most important word in our vocabulary “NO”, the second most important has to be “Assume”, “Assumption”, a scary word! Another one of those sweet yet devious words. But what it really means is “I politely apologize for my lack of understanding of the implications of this issue/aspect/variable on the outcome/recommendation”.

I have tried to count the number of times people use the word in regular conversation. It is alarming. What makes it worse is the fact that people don’t even understand the assumptions that make and what they mean? The thought of making an argument without knowing the assumption is only analogous to drifting on the ocean on a raft without any idea where destination is. Not very comfortable now is it?

If we think multiple times before we use “a” or “an”, say “the” or “the” before words starting with vowels why don’t we think of the depth and breath of an argument and the basis and assumptions? We will always be limited but out capacity and capability forcing us to make assumptions as we think deeper and harder but what it will be our understanding and knowledge of our assumptions that will lead us to NIRVANA!