Very well-said, Ms. Barrie! Most of us receive a lot of indoctrination-- or brain-washing, as I consider it-- about what we "should" be, what we "should" be like, how we "should" act, what we "should" do-- and most of it is for the benefit of OTHER people, not for OUR benefit or for the purpose of making US happy. And in order to become OUR own selves, and to make OURselves happy, we must throw off all that indoctrination and conditioning, recognize it for the B.S. it really is, and make our own rules based on who we are and not on what other people think we "should" be. It sounds as though you have realized all this-- so, CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have done what many people never manage to do!
Very well-said, Ms. Barrie! Most of us receive a lot of indoctrination-- or brain-washing, as I consider it-- about what we "should" be, what we "should" be like, how we "should" act, what we "should" do-- and most of it is for the benefit of OTHER people, not for OUR benefit or for the purpose of making US happy. And in order to become OUR own selves, and to make OURselves happy, we must throw off all that indoctrination and conditioning, recognize it for the B.S. it really is, and make our own rules based on who we are and not on what other people think we "should" be. It sounds as though you have realized all this-- so, CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have done what many people never manage to do!
Thank you SO much for this beautiful comment
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