Is this really healing “too much?”
I’ve recently been disconnecting from “society,” at least the version that we’re forced to endure. I spend most of my time reading, writing, studying and exercising now. The television is almost always off. Every now and again, I’ll put something mundane on just to break the noise (like Survivor), or I’ll watch self-development YouTube videos and the such.
I still feel a deep connection with everyone, however. I’m more sociable, more enjoyable to be around and my energy feels much cleaner, now that I’m not dealing with constant negativity and the such.
What does it mean to be “free?”
How many of your habits and background chatter are actually coming from your core self, and not the identity you’ve created because of society?
When I was a child, I had a vastly different personality and mindset. I was the archetype of the dreamer. I thought the world was a magnificent masterpiece, full of wonder and goodness, etc. As time went on, however, I became extremely cynical and all the talents I wanted to use for good, I ended up using to get ahead in the corporate world.
Now, I look back at the past with regret. Things I said and did to others. Friends I lost. Family I ignored. All because I changed who I was due to society. I know that at my core, I want to do great things in the world, inspire others, help them break free of the societal chains that bind them, etc. But, how can I achieve any of that, if I have allowed those same chains to hold me down too?
It wasn’t until a few years ago, and very much now on Chosen, that I realize that “society” only lives in my mind. Yes, of course we have rules and laws to help maintain order. What I mean is, if I ask everyone of you to “define society,” you’d all have a different answer. That’s because, at its core, society is just those rules and laws to maintain order and civility. Culture, as defined by Webster, is the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. In other words, limits. Limits to maintain civility. Civility is good. We couldn’t have nice things without it.
But, it does make you wonder… who are you exactly?
