Words of Wisdom

Actually, what I am going to talk about is a lot of nothing. No wisdom whatsoever. What, you think I have all the answers?

The problem is not finding the right answers, it's asking the right questions.

Sure, we have questions all throughout our lives and some actually get answered, but many of them have superficial or even nonsensical answers or even worse they are open to interpretation and hence non-answers.

Anyway, what are some important questions that have been asked and not answered?

What is the meaning of life?
Too many answers, or answers that are open to interpretation, hence non-answers.

The meaning of life, in my interpretation, is freedom, justice and happiness. Each of us knows what those mean and no one can answer them for us. Unfortunately, too many try to interpret what we think they mean for us, and even worse many people accept those answers without seeking what they really mean to them.

Freedom: To do what it is that makes you who you are.
Justice: To be allowed to be free and happy.
Happiness: Achieving what you want and need.

The great thing about those three things is they all are part of the same thing. Individuality and the ability to acheive it. However, the caveat is that all are allowed freedom, justice and happiness. It is inherent in any society, otherwise you are a sociopath (against society). What this leads to is a community of individuals.

Well, that sounds too good to be true, because there is always people who will try to take advantage of other people. That is true, but the moment that happens, they are a sociopath. They are against the agreed upon societal mores and thus are not part of the community any longer. Sounds harsh? Well, of course, this is an extreme example and punishment and probably not really what should happen in reality. What should really happen, when someone knows what their truth is, their freedom, justice and happiness, they can just say no.

Sounds like a Nancy Reagan slogan.

Anyway, the problem is that each community must determine how they would deal with people who choose not to respect other members of the community. And there are no hard and fast rules. That's the great part of individuality, each can choose to be part of what community they wish and each community's agreed upon mores are decided by those of the community.

Unfortunately, getting from our current system of how things work to this new, and I believe better, way must be done such that all members of society understand their true rights. Until then, we are stuck and oppressed.

As I said before, and I will reiterate:

You can only free yoruself. (But it sure helps when others are trying to free themselves too).