I got to thinking about what society seems to push upon us: Have a family, have a house...society seems to want to tie us down. Am I way off base on this? Am I viewed as odd because I viewed this from outside of "the norm"?
2007-02-20 06:07:23 · 3 answers · asked by Diesel Weasel 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I think it's exactly that...not Odd at all. Society wants us to do what's best for society, what doesn't cause a stir, not what's best for us.
2007-02-20 06:17:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are free now if you choose to be. Whatever pressures you may feel you are free to either move with them or simply examine their influence on you. If the pressure is physical like a moving car you will experience physical pain as you collide. If it is merely social like 'getting married' then you can watch the expectation in your mind. You can watch others reaction to how you act. Then you can choose how you want to act. You can decide to take your own path and apologize to no body or you can do what is expected. If you do what you don't want to then look at that too.
2007-02-21 10:32:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You aren't off base. But you do have the freedom to not conform to expectations.
2007-02-20 14:20:37 · answer #3 · answered by katinka hesselink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋