Why do we go on hurting each other, tearing each other apart?
Today is the second day of the No Name Calling Week.
Which leads me to wonder, did we - as a nation - abuse the rights to the Freedom of Speech so badly that there has to be an awareness week dedicated against our Potty Mouth Behavior?
I have been toying with the idea for a while now about the concept of Freedom. And Boundaries. When you exercise your freedom without any consideration to others, it becomes an issue of violation of personal boundary.
I think the population misunderstood the idea of Freedom and think that there are no limitations to it. They called it "expressive" or "being yourself" or "being real". On contrary, Freedom has a high price of consequences. Prices that may be a little higher than you can afford comfortably.
This is part of one major issue that I am struggling with.
My dearest readers, my name is Whitney and I have a major controlling issue. When I was younger, I would say the darnest things - the ugly truth - and I learned quickly that it was not alright to do so. That was the first application of control. I stopped saying the darnest things and found out that people see me as fake. Here comes the second application of control. I started to learn to walk around the boundary, tip-toeing. I'm beginning to control my freedom of expression. Sometimes, I got it right and sometimes, I still got it wrong. I'm still learning.
I just woke up, so, my brainjuice is not quite at its normal bubbly point yet. And there is a statement to this entry which I am still too incoherent to put into an argument.
But believe you me, ladies and gentlemen; Freedom is a double edge sword.
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[ETA] Speaking of control issue, here is my daily horoscope advise: Fighting someone else's battles may be more about your own self-worth than being of assistance. Unfortunately, others may resent you for smothering them, so don't try to control anything that isn't your direct concern.
*chants* See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil. See no evil. Hear no...
[ETA#2] Here is the No Name-Calling Week website. It appears that this is aimed toward children and bullying in school. But still, where do you think our children learned from?
Which leads me to wonder, did we - as a nation - abuse the rights to the Freedom of Speech so badly that there has to be an awareness week dedicated against our Potty Mouth Behavior?
I have been toying with the idea for a while now about the concept of Freedom. And Boundaries. When you exercise your freedom without any consideration to others, it becomes an issue of violation of personal boundary.
I think the population misunderstood the idea of Freedom and think that there are no limitations to it. They called it "expressive" or "being yourself" or "being real". On contrary, Freedom has a high price of consequences. Prices that may be a little higher than you can afford comfortably.
This is part of one major issue that I am struggling with.
My dearest readers, my name is Whitney and I have a major controlling issue. When I was younger, I would say the darnest things - the ugly truth - and I learned quickly that it was not alright to do so. That was the first application of control. I stopped saying the darnest things and found out that people see me as fake. Here comes the second application of control. I started to learn to walk around the boundary, tip-toeing. I'm beginning to control my freedom of expression. Sometimes, I got it right and sometimes, I still got it wrong. I'm still learning.
I just woke up, so, my brainjuice is not quite at its normal bubbly point yet. And there is a statement to this entry which I am still too incoherent to put into an argument.
But believe you me, ladies and gentlemen; Freedom is a double edge sword.
**********
[ETA] Speaking of control issue, here is my daily horoscope advise: Fighting someone else's battles may be more about your own self-worth than being of assistance. Unfortunately, others may resent you for smothering them, so don't try to control anything that isn't your direct concern.
*chants* See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil. See no evil. Hear no...
[ETA#2] Here is the No Name-Calling Week website. It appears that this is aimed toward children and bullying in school. But still, where do you think our children learned from?
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