There is no such thing as right and wrong, there exists only peoples perceptions of right or wrong, which is shaped by their (our) surroundings and who we choose to be in relation to this. For most there seems to be no choice.
I have grown up in a world where the freedom of choice has been relatively great. My upbringing has shown me that I can choose who I want to love, and that I don't have to love that person forever, that I can choose whether or not to be baptised, whether I want to be religious, I can write what I want, think what I want, I can study, work and play wherever I want. Yet in my minds eye I am becoming increasingly more restricted in the choices I make for myself. My inner freedom is slowly suffocating in a world of opinions, rules, and spiritual disenchantment. I feel a numbness creep over me whenever I wonder where I am going be in the future. It seems that society feels that there is a right way for me to go, or a wrong way. And every so often I get an urge to take the easy road and slide into the so-called orginised world of nine-to-five, and turn off the light inside me that so desperately wants to take me on a path that is out of the ordinary. Hmmm... is that the right way?
It is too easy for us to slide into a place where we are accepted by the people around us, where the responsibility of our thoughts, beliefs and morals lie heavily on someone elses shoulders.
So upon reflection I cannot help but appreciate why so many people in the U.S, Britain, Australia and other countries are so willing to support their governments and the thus societies that have given the choice to live the life that they do, and ultimately support a war that is so fundamentally corrupt in its motivation that it is bound for devastaion. For our respective societies can so swiftly and discretely rob us of our ability to discover and live our lives by our own truths, and instead thrive on the truths of others.
For this reason I do not believe that anyone in the world today are right or wrong... however, the problem is that so many people continue to be lazy and accept other peoples truths as their own to avoid realising that they don't really know themselves. While the voices of those who so passionately struggle to be heard increasingly threaten to make people think for themselves, and are thus increasingly muted. (Perhaps what we need is more effective means of communication.... but really.... I could not imagine how??)
Ultimately, it is because of our fear of change that so many people continue to support the regimes that support their own way of life...no matter how oppressive, or liberal they may be....we are bound to them just the same. Is it really freedom that we are fighting for, and if so....then what exactly is Iraq fighting for??? Perhaps it is really suppression that allows us to continue to live "peacefully" in our own societies... in which case.... our lack of inner freedom will result in the continued spread of the worlds worst and most widespread disease....the sleeping sickness of the soul?
I don't have answers, and I'm confused. Like many others today I have found myself preferring to talk about the weather, rather than war. So I have struggled to make any sense out of my thoughts and feelings on the topic...so apologies if I made no sense at all.
for now, take care, be well, and don't forget who you are.
Love Cara
