Saturday, October 29, 2011

the system

We live in the system. We adapt to the system. We may not like the system but it is just so much easier to move with the system than to challenge it. We have qualms, disagreements with  the way it works, but we never, never take the step forward to fight it. One small step maybe, but once we find ourselves quivering in fear over what lies beyond this path, we retreat back to the very system we try to challenge.

The system provides security. It gives us a guide to follow. Of course it is easier to follow something that has already been established. Who would want to take the effort to create something that already has a predecessor? It's akin to going against a theory that has been widely agreed with. You wouldn't want to create your own theory, you would very much prefer to just follow that theory. It is easier to follow than to lead.

Are we blindly leading our lives because of this? Are we truly living or are we just going with the flow, carried by the system? We do not recognize the need to change anything because we don't feel it.

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