A colleague of mine brought this subject to my attention. As soon as I heard it, I recognised a link with my previous blog.
Authority can be found all around us. No matter where you look there is always an authority you need to obide by. School, work, RIS, electricity company, internet/telephone provider, basically anything and anyone who 'outranks' you.
In a way this could be seen as there being no freedom left in this world and society. Because everywhere we look, there is an authority present. Whether this an organisation, an actual person or in some cases a God.
This just rises the question again about whether freedom really exists. I don't think it does. Freedom of mind exists, but freedom to express your mind is limited. So in what way I wonder, is there still any freedom left? In what way can we actually find the so-called freedom we are all looking for?
I'm not sure if it's really out there, but I'll remain with hope. Freedom, in every sense of the word, might be the utopia we are all looking for.
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
What defines a free spirit?
What defines a free spirit? When is a person truly free? Are we free when we don't follow the rules or customs? Are we free when we get our bodies pierced all over or get tattoos all over? Are we free when we just sleep with whomever we want? Are we free when we are creactive?
What defines freedom? So many records are kept this dates. The governments seems to know every single thing about us. Is there even some freedom or free spirit left? Can we still make our own decisions and do what we want to do.
Sometimes I feel like all the decisions in life are made for me instead of by me. Your parents decide what your name will be and to which school you'll go. School decides what you'll learn and when you learn it. Teachers or employers decide whether or not you're doing a good job etc etc.
I think that the only freedom we can still really call our own is our creativity. We decide ourselves what we create, how we want to create it. Of course, there will be some kind of influence but art really comes from you. People will always have their opinion ready, but they think doesn't matter as long as you show what you want to show.
I'll be the first to admit how damn hard it is to not think about what other people think about what you do. I feel like I'm judged all the time. Bout how I look, how I act, what I do, what I choose to do for a living, who I hang out with etc. I really wonder whether there's any freedom left or free spirits left in the world. I could come up with all these arguments about what defines a free spirit and then break them all down again.
What defines the human mind as free? What defines us as free? What defines me as a free spirit?
What defines freedom? So many records are kept this dates. The governments seems to know every single thing about us. Is there even some freedom or free spirit left? Can we still make our own decisions and do what we want to do.
Sometimes I feel like all the decisions in life are made for me instead of by me. Your parents decide what your name will be and to which school you'll go. School decides what you'll learn and when you learn it. Teachers or employers decide whether or not you're doing a good job etc etc.
I think that the only freedom we can still really call our own is our creativity. We decide ourselves what we create, how we want to create it. Of course, there will be some kind of influence but art really comes from you. People will always have their opinion ready, but they think doesn't matter as long as you show what you want to show.
I'll be the first to admit how damn hard it is to not think about what other people think about what you do. I feel like I'm judged all the time. Bout how I look, how I act, what I do, what I choose to do for a living, who I hang out with etc. I really wonder whether there's any freedom left or free spirits left in the world. I could come up with all these arguments about what defines a free spirit and then break them all down again.
What defines the human mind as free? What defines us as free? What defines me as a free spirit?
Monday, 5 July 2010
A new start
A couple of months ago I was forced to make a new start for myself. It's a long story but I got into a depression and couldn't see any way out. It's really hard to come out of a depression, and the only thing you can do is trying to find something to get back on your feet. In my case I got a new job with nice co-workers and started up a home study course in webdesign. The process of recovery is slow and may take a few months. It's the same in my case, but making a new start and looking at what I want to do with my life has helped a lot.
I still have my down moments but when I think about the plans I've made, about what I want to accomplish, it all cheers up a bit. It's these small moments which are the most important. These moments make you feel slightly better, and slowly more of these moments will come by. Also you will start to learn to enjoy things again, which is so hard in the beginning. In the beginning you don't think that you will be able to like or enjoy anything anymore, but it all takes time.
The most difficult part in all of this are the relationships you have with the people around you. It's hard to deal with all the different types of relationships when you are not feeling that great yourself. Slowly this will turn around and everything will slowly become easier to deal with.
I know it sounds like everything sucks and it does at first. But a new start can make such a big difference no matter what the reason is for the new start. Guess the sayings time will tell and time heals all wounds are true. Wounds may heal, but they'll never be forgotten.
I still have my down moments but when I think about the plans I've made, about what I want to accomplish, it all cheers up a bit. It's these small moments which are the most important. These moments make you feel slightly better, and slowly more of these moments will come by. Also you will start to learn to enjoy things again, which is so hard in the beginning. In the beginning you don't think that you will be able to like or enjoy anything anymore, but it all takes time.
The most difficult part in all of this are the relationships you have with the people around you. It's hard to deal with all the different types of relationships when you are not feeling that great yourself. Slowly this will turn around and everything will slowly become easier to deal with.
I know it sounds like everything sucks and it does at first. But a new start can make such a big difference no matter what the reason is for the new start. Guess the sayings time will tell and time heals all wounds are true. Wounds may heal, but they'll never be forgotten.
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