Free The People

Freedom where no man is an island

The rules of freedom

Although in my 60s, I am by no means an antique, nevertheless I've lived long enough and wide enough to have noticed that people feel threatened by my freedom, that they tend to "make decisions for me" about how they think I should live and what choices I make, and then they base whether they like me or not upon how much I comply with their rule book.

Cookbook of disaster pie recipes

Whilst I recognise that due to the plethora of idiots that populate much of society it is often necessary to have social guidelines such as "If you murder your fellow man we're gonna hang you," etc, although those with power can, and do, thwart such rules by the use of propaganda to influence community thinking thereby furthering the same, useless process.

Sheep in a race have no winners even if they are first to arrive at the end of the race

It makes no sense at all to enforce the letter of social law over the spirit of social law, especially in minor matters that relate to mere personal choice such as in recognisable but unnecessary "social conventions" or mere fashions, that may or may not "work" for the masses, as such rules are dogmatically accepted, followed and enforced by the sheepish masses with nary a thought as to their origins or intended purposes, or even their levels of effectiveness.

Choosing choice

As long as we are not wilfully hurting others, especially out of pure spite, it makes sense that we actually can (and maybe even should) excercise our freedom to think for ourselves without being afraid of what those around us will think.

Role playing game

Thus, I could be forgiven for imagining that people must play this "game" with themselves. That would explain why they have few to no original ideas; cliches abound in such circumstances.

Coupled to these self-imposed "brain police" restrictions, this irrational fear of thinking freely would explain why so many people lead such mediocre lives, never once imagining that there is much more available even right here, without even venturing anywhere else, to look for satisfaction in life.

Acceptance signifies the beginning of love

Undeniably, your ability to offer freedom to others determines your own level of freedom, in an organic, dynamic, living, wholistic, interactive, social system such as ours on planet Earth. If we could only let go of the prison to which we foolishly cling so tightly, we could all be free. If you can give up your fear of other people being different to you, and accept their right to think for themselves, everybody gains. The choice is yours.

tarunkrsnadas
Servant to ALL the devotees