Brainwashing

The power of social indoctrination never ceases to amaze me.
Our feeble minds have so little control over what we believe. It's an interesting evolutionary response, to irrationally trust our society. It's great for our species, but if you seek personal fulfillment it can be hard to overcome. Just recognizing that your beliefs are not your own is incredibly difficult. Not only does society force beliefs on us, it forces us to believe we chose those beliefs.

Take clothing for example. People in our society are embarrassed to be naked. Think about that. Our society has so much control over our thoughts and feelings that to NOT wrap ourselves in plant material makes us feel awkward.

We're collecting honey and trained to like it. Go to school, go to church, get a job, get married, have kids, rinse, and repeat. Put off enjoying life until you're too old to enjoy life. Go to the walmart to get your food. Pay the lower class to build your house. Buy a car with credit. You need this perfume. Consume alcohol on the weekends, that's your reward, right? Love your country, praise the lord, and take your kid to daycare. Enjoy this coffee, hate smokers, and give an evil stare at that teenager cussing around your children. God knows those words are evil. Own property, you have a right to those molecules. Take your Prozac and give your child Ritalin, otherwise he won't get into the gifted and talented program. Help him collect his DARE stickers, because marijuana is bad. Buy a flat screen tv, and for the love of God don't mess with the system. You like your life.