Catalyst For Change
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I spend a lot of my days defying odds, breaking rules and ignoring objections. This sounds horrible. I am trying to be in a space where I don’t feel obligated to explain myself and just be… At the same time I’m blogging, so I can’t just be like, I don’t follow rules without speaking to why.
Everyone is afraid. Everyone lives in what they believe to be true. I ask tons of questions. I want to know who told you we couldn’t do it. I want to know who made each rule someone is trying to enforce. Believe me, I feel like an asshole when I’m asking a million questions of someone just doing their job. I stress people I love out. At the same time, I make them proud. I force the to see the entire world with different eyes and in a way, we’re all getting free.
So, I want to know how the rules I follow are valuable. I mean, at one point it was normal to own people, trade and sell them like cattle. This was the actual law. I’m mentioning this, because laws don’t always make sense. Like it’s illegal to have sex in any position other than missionary. At one point women were considered burdens, which is why the father paid to give her away. During that time, women were also property to be used as leverage. My point is, just because something is culturally and socially accepted doesn’t mean it makes sense or that it’s conducive to us growing.
I’m obsessed with religion, it is one of the most amazing creations of man… It give me all the hope in the world. People think they can’t get out of their boxes, but religion bridges people through all walks of life, on every economic level and from any cultural or historical background. People who look alike and speak the same language may not see their similarities while being completely at home with foreigners who share their faith. At the same time, they will fight their neighbors and draw lines in sand. It’s crazy how religion can bring so many people together… a belief can make people feel at home with strangers and treat family strange. This has always fascinated me.
My life has been changing because I don’t believe anything really. I only go with what I know and it levels the playing field. It makes people look at me like I’m crazy. Observation and rational conclusions are met with hostility, even when there is proof… Side note: Googling shit is like the best thing that could have happened to my generation. I have to be careful with saying this though, cause we can’t believe everything we read especially just because it’s on the internet. There are already tons of books that have no credibility being held as an authority way pass our evolution.
I like writing because it calls me to critically think. When you can Google anything, when your sentences are finished for you and you stop speaking to people… We lose so much. I’m trying to find the balance between technology, common sense, spirit and conversation.
I’m just getting started. Some changes that have been amazing because of my unconventional way of existing, which means constantly self evaluating and questioning everything, I can’t share here. I am just grateful to be moving with life instead of against it.
