I remember a time, when the biggest thing in life was sleeping till 7 am and being able to read without any interruptions. As a grown up, life isn't easy; in fact it gets more difficult with each passing moment. As far as I can remember I have hoped that I would be allowed to think for myself, which is the basic Liberty in one's life. But since a child is born, it is controlled by various elements, social, political, financial, family ties and others. Looking back over my life over the past 20 odd years, I have to ask- Is control an invisible force that surrounds us all and cannot be avoided, or is it possible to take the reins of one's existence? How much control does one have when one looks at one's life?
Since I was a kid, i have been told what to do, who not to talk to, what to believe, what is right, what is wrong, so on and so forth. Some believe that this is the only method through which one can live n effective lifestyle, including philosophers I look up to, like my closet gay Plato, but I wonder what would happen if we were all made free of control. Would one see lovers kissing in public? And if they were would it be so bad? Would we see people coming out and voicing their opinion free of any thoughts of retribution? Wouldn't that be the establishment of a true democracy?
I get the whole aid thing, the helping the poor, the need for the state, but what about those who are controlled, whose voices are strangled by their loved ones? Who have to give up themselves, their thoughts, their beliefs just becoz they are a part of this system? and when one breaks free why is that it leaves one even more distraught?
Since I was a kid, i have been told what to do, who not to talk to, what to believe, what is right, what is wrong, so on and so forth. Some believe that this is the only method through which one can live n effective lifestyle, including philosophers I look up to, like my closet gay Plato, but I wonder what would happen if we were all made free of control. Would one see lovers kissing in public? And if they were would it be so bad? Would we see people coming out and voicing their opinion free of any thoughts of retribution? Wouldn't that be the establishment of a true democracy?
I get the whole aid thing, the helping the poor, the need for the state, but what about those who are controlled, whose voices are strangled by their loved ones? Who have to give up themselves, their thoughts, their beliefs just becoz they are a part of this system? and when one breaks free why is that it leaves one even more distraught?
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