We become conscious of the rules in our societies by thinking about it. I didn't feel like we're caged before, until one day we had to blog about comparing gorillas in the cage to our past. I was suddenly enlightened after that post, I realized something: I am no free man, never was, never
will be. However, most of us don't become conscious because we don't want to.
We keep trying to hide from the fact that we live under rules. We lie to ourselves that we all live under freedom. We don't see the ethical and social rules we have. We see them as natural,
however, they're not, they're something we have developed in the history of mankind. We can only fulfill complete freedom when there's no rules.
Only when we question ourselves, "are we really free?", then we'll become aware of the rules. There's nothing wrong if one is not conscious, one's life is still the same. One's life will still be the same if one is aware, it does not mean one is free. One might see thing different, but one still has to follow the rules.
6 comments:
Excellent post, Justin. I like how clearly presented your ideas are, and I agree that we don't realize we are subject to anything until we think about it.
I agree with you about how we become aware of the rules through questioning. It is only after we start questioning that we realize how trapped we are, and what kind of rules are set on us. This is where the saying ignorance is bliss comes in. If we never questioned, we would not see what is wrong with the world, and we would never feel discontent.
Oh and also, I'm not saying I agree with the saying ignorance is bliss. Because I think I'd prefer to know if I was free or not.
yeah, I guess so, we don't learn them in a particular class, we just know them by learning it from everyone we know, each person with a knowledge of it:D
I agree with Kassy, and add that I want to know what the rules are, so that I can see if I agree with them or want to change them.
The rules will never be changed.
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