Blinded
Having to bow down to the worlds way of thinking and feeling in order to feel accepted, I'm sure this isn't what your God had in mind when He created us with the freedom of choice.
Instead of doing what our hearts tell us to do we are left with a romance too late to be restored. We are left with the candle of hope that has now withered down to nothing, but used waxed.
There is nothing left in this world that once made it the magical, free loving haven it once was.
We now live in a world where sheep follow sheep, forever searching for their one leader.
We now live in a world where true love no longer exists and the thought of fighting for what you want is now, dead and buried.
We now live in a world where history has no meaning and the first thing humans do, is tear those pages, those memories away.
We now live in a world where it is better to be accepted than just be.
We now live in a world fueled by confusion, questions, lose, pain, hunger, hurt, hate, weakness, cravings, materialism, lies and so many more negative things.
How did we become so blinded to living each day with a broken heart and accepting that it will never be whole.
How did we become so blinded that we walk around with open wounds accepting that we deserve no better.
How did we...
How did I become so blind.
Instead of doing what our hearts tell us to do we are left with a romance too late to be restored. We are left with the candle of hope that has now withered down to nothing, but used waxed.
There is nothing left in this world that once made it the magical, free loving haven it once was.
We now live in a world where sheep follow sheep, forever searching for their one leader.
We now live in a world where true love no longer exists and the thought of fighting for what you want is now, dead and buried.
We now live in a world where history has no meaning and the first thing humans do, is tear those pages, those memories away.
We now live in a world where it is better to be accepted than just be.
We now live in a world fueled by confusion, questions, lose, pain, hunger, hurt, hate, weakness, cravings, materialism, lies and so many more negative things.
How did we become so blinded to living each day with a broken heart and accepting that it will never be whole.
How did we become so blinded that we walk around with open wounds accepting that we deserve no better.
How did we...
How did I become so blind.
:( *hugs*
ReplyDeleteDon't know if you've ever read the Farseer Trilogy. In their universe they have a group that believes the wheel of time continues to turn within the same track year after year, doomed to repeat the same mistakes of history over and over. Once a generation a white prophet is born and it's the prophet's destiny to find his catalyst (a person) that will help him shift the wheel onto a better track. If he fails the wheel will either remain where it is, or be derailed to a previous worse track. Their ultimate goal is that if enough prophets succeed in succession that they will eventually free the world of time all together and this free mankind from repeating the same mistakes over and over.
I always loved this image and it kinda fits with this and today's post that you wrote.
Feeling that you need to be accepted is such a pervasive idea. Acceptance is only a survival instinct; if you're not part of the group then you're vulnerable. It's an inherent and instinctual fear and strong enough to control people on such a base level that they don't even realist they're sacrificing their own moral code in an attempt not to feel fear. And that's the driving force, plain, primal, fear. And it's that fear of not being accepted that defines most of groups culture and societal norms. How you should behave. It's that fear that kicks in when a loving parent finds out their child is gay (as an example). They love their child, but that realisation that they're not "fitting the norm" scares the parent more than they realise. Because their child won't be accepted by their culture or their society. Sometimes it causes the parent to then reject them in an attempt to make them "behave": Please come back, don't do this, you'll be in danger.
But that's where they forget that even if their child doesn't fit in with their lifestyle anymore they don't have to worry. There's more than enough other people who share their view, who's more than willing to accept them. And with technology it's become that much easier to find people who think similar to yourself. It's still difficult and it can be a bit of a minefield but it's not impossible anymore. You're not limited by ignorance or geography.
Sorry for the long reply, your post just reminded me of a feeling I share, and I've had to find away through it so many times. Some days it's easier than others but mostly finding people who understand, helps the most.
Once again - thank you for sharing. Always love it when you do*
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