Free Thinking ... an excerpt

Traditionally speaking, we are taught about life through our parents and family. However, there is a separation of thought that occurs somewhere in adolescence, in most cases.

Some begin earlier than others and those should be considered free thinkers, as long as they are nurtured and encouraged into such practice.

This separation, or deviation as it may as well be, from traditional thinking, stems from a desire to be free; the desire to be on our own and without the rules and confines that have held back other generations before us. This free thinking often goes unheard.

And so without the proper guidance and paths to follow with this thought process, the typical free thinker (and I label all as free thinkers even if it is for a short period) becomes enveloped in what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’, and tailors his lifestyle to such.

He listens to those around him and molds his world; not according to his desire, but to what perceptions he has been taught.

His trust is within those around him, those whom he grew with, those who have provided for him.

He has no reason not to trust them, they let him live, and without them – is it likely that he would have survived? He put his trust into those because he didn’t know any better.

His confidence was stripped long ago and his free thought was not encouraged or nurtured.

He ceased to live on his own.