Live Life Your Way

You see, the world is such a wonderful place for so many reasons. Sometimes, I look at the way men live and I can't help but wonder why they feel so arrogant, just because they are at the top of the food chain. For as long as I can remember, I've been told how to live an appropriate life, for the lack of a better combination of words. Growing up, through all the different mechanisms of education in this giant system of indoctrination called parenting and child rearing, I was taught ways to do this and do that, way to think, react, what to be in life etc. This is our reality today and I'm not going to thread that line recklessly.

As we grow from one developmental stage to another, our guardians usually conditions us in ways they think we are better suited to handle the rigours of that stage and this is good as we can't be left to ourselves or as a tabula raza. All the indoctrination across all developmental stages are meant to do one thing for you; help you become a successful and wealthy person. Yea, the end point is quite universal today.

Like I said, we are raised by our guardians to do this in a certain way, but do we really have to do it that way?

Life Isn't Programmed

One of the most stupid human belief is that we control our destinies, that we can harness and manipulate anything and on the basis of this knowledge, we can start a thing and be able to predict the end. This is what the whole society indoctrination thing is built on. The most stupid human behavior is that we actually try to live that way, like we can determine what will be.

The truth is, there's no handbook for the best way to live, the way to succeed, the way to get a girlfriend. Life is like the travelling in a well connected city. There's no one way to get to a destination, there are usually so many way and they all have days and reasons they would seem best, but it ain't mean any is better than the other. Like it or not, it's just the way it is. What walks for you might not work for me, what walks for your parents might not walk for you. You've got to find your part and make your peace with it.

Everybody will naturally have expectations of you, but you've got to understand, it ain't their life. You ain't live theirs for them, so they don't get to dictate how you should live yours. Take their advice of course, look at their recommendations, but if it ain't jibe with what you want for yourself, toss it out and move ahead.

There are days it would seem easier to just let others make the hard decisions of your life and you just live that script, but I advise you to not fall for that illusion, cos you'll be living a life of misery. You gotta learn to be your own man. You just need to create your own style.

Trying to live the way people want will just steal away your peace of mind cos at the end of the day, it ain't going to be enough. Just be true to yourself, first and foremost. The day you start being yourself, that's only when you can unlock the key to inner peace of mind, self respect and ego.

Nothing To Prove

You got nothing to prove anyone. Live your life. Enjoy your Life and your freedom.

It's okay to take tips, advice and corrections when they come your way, as long as you're not just doing it to satisfy others, but yourself also.

That's it for today.. Thanks for reading this article.