What is reality?

Hello Internet-

My reasons for creating this blog are still the same: to pass on my thoughts, and to hope that some of what I have to say will help or touch someone. One of my biggest beliefs is that we should believe in what we feel is right and what we personally connect to.

As always, here comes a quote:

"Do not believe in any thing
Simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in any thing
Simply because it's spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in any thing
Simply because it's found written in your religious books.
Do no believe in any thing
Merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions because,
They have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis.
When you find that any thing agrees with reason,
And is conductive to the good and benefit of one and all,
Then accept it and live up to it."
-Lord, Gautham Buddha

I'm going to be honest- I have a hard time liking Lady Gaga- sorry followers. She has no sense of reality or a set of beliefs that she follows. She follows all beliefs in order to create a larger audience or connect with more people to make MORE money. As it is, she makes at least FOUR million a year off of bull shit. The reason I bring this up now is because, she hates reality (or this is my take on it) because people just follow what they are told or what they see. But the reality of it is- is she is supposed to be who people are looking up to.

So now we have an issue of people just giving up on reality, and believing it's all a facade. Want to see an example: here it is.

Here is my issue: someone told me that reality isn't real, it's all an illusion, and my response was: we are living, therefore there is some reality to everything we do. And now, we have people responding to that with this : "But reality is what you make of it. This is all so temporary. And all living we do is based on this idea of ourselves that we have... But that idea is fake. It is organized by our ego and what we think we need to be based on media and what is imposed upon us. Anyway... There is nothing wrong with making your reality what you want of it. Because that is what it is. What you make of it."

So let me ask you Internet: does reality exist? If so...what is reality?

My opinion, yes a reality is that we all take life too seriously, but why does that mean that there is no reality. It's not like we are living in Inception. (GREAT movie by the way) AND her reality is so messed up anyway, cause she has more money than she knows what to do with, so she can do whatever she wants. US on the other hand, "normal" working people, have a different reality. We are still alive, and things are still real though. I don't know- any thoughts?

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As always, much love
-Miss Optimistic