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FREEDOM TO BE WHO WE REALLY ARE

In today's world of mediocre everything and expressive damnation is medication just another way that society has chosen to sublimate itself into normalcy for the purpose of social acceptance?

No, I do not deny that there are issues within many of us that need to be addressed so that we can actually "live" our lives. I also understand that many feel that their lives are fuller and more fulfilling with the assistance of medication.

To these people I do not deny their right to live their lives the way they feel is right for them. What I do deny is the need to medicate everyone who has something "wrong" with their mind or their way of thinking. I believe that this world is the cause of every problem that exists. The boundaries set up to keep us all in line and all heading in the same direction. I believe that these boundaries stifle those of us who are not afraid of our thoughts and feelings. I believe that with the right freedoms and the right forums to express ourselves that we will excel and feel fulfilled in our lives as well.

There are a lot of people who fit into the cookie cutter world just fine, but then there are those of us who seem to have lost our head during the baking process and managed to live and therefore deserve to live our lives our way.

How do I think this needed change of accepted self expression can come about? With each and every person taking the time to sit back and understand that they cannot control others. They cannot force someone to think and do as they think, do and feel. People need to learn and practice a little tolerance of those who are different and who are not hurting others by being that way. We all have one life and one chance to live it. We all need the opportunity to do so in a manner that makes us happy to be alive instead of waking up every day and dreading our very existence and wishing for death to come and come quickly.

It is next to impossible to express and explain the constant seed and urge to express the self to someone who has never felt the need to step out of the line society prefers us to stand in. Honestly, not everyone needs to understand, they just need to learn to respect those individuals' right to choose their own path.

We are human, we are different inside as well as outside. Some of us more so than others. I cannot change you anymore than you can change me. All we can do to each other is hurt, help, accept, or move on. "Diversity is the spice of life." Do us all a favor and stop trying to turn everyone into yourself.