There is nothing wrong with having some working idea of what you believe about the world. Just know you are wrong or, at the very least, not finished learning. Come to some conclusions, but hold those conclusions softly. Soon, you will be presented with information that challenges what you think you “know”. If your grip is too tight on your current assumptions, you will not listen well and you will spend a lot of energy furiously defending the things you think you need to believe.
It is tempting as you get older to be very responsible and to have a lot of wisdom to “pass down” to others. It feels good to have something to show for all your life experiences – the storms you have weathered – and to be well-respected for what you know. That is all a waste of time, however, and a product of your ego’s need to assert its own value. Your ego has a strong and natural desire to make sure you are worth something, and a correlating fear you are not.
We have been taught the whole point is knowing and believing all the right things, but you will never know and believe all the right things. In fact, the belief you have to believe all the right things and the fear that you don’t is what prevents you from finding the actual truth. A real show of faith is being unafraid to be wrong. An abiding faith in God and the universe means you seek and find the truth no matter what the truth is – even if and especially if it means you’ve been wrong all this time.
Put yourself and your views out there – you are strong. But do not wield your knowledge like a club. When you do that, you just threaten and traumatize other people. Hold life and yourself solidly but softly. In that way, you become nimble and flexible – able to grab onto and explore the world as it is and new ways of being as they are presented to you. Be unafraid. You are not finished, the work is not finished – your worldview, your learning and evolution. The world and others are trying to reach you and they need to be heard. The deepest, most complex reality is revealing itself right in front of you if you are ready to give up your need to be right all the time.