How many of the decisions we make regarding how we choose to live our life is heavily influenced by what the world wantsus to believe as fundamental?

[thegreenyogi]

Can you honestly say you have and still make choices that are true to yourself? Or are you making choices that are heavily based on what you think matters?

[HawkPerception]

From a very young age, I always had a philosophical mind. My mom always brags when I was 7 years old, I asked her "When we die, are we the same age in heaven? And are we in the same clothes?" That's just how I always thought. What is the reason behind the reason behind the reason. My mind goes down that rabbit hole.

I've always wondered about the purpose of life and what would truly make me happy, fulfilled, and satisfied. The state of the world is not a natural one and I don't think the current state of society resonates with the human soul at all. We were meant to live more in tune with nature. We weren't meant to worry about every human on the planet. We were only meant to focus on the community we live in. We weren't meant to travel to every country we can before we die.

Too many people are sheep in the way they think. They don't think about the origin of concepts and how certain traditions came to be.

I've never been a crowd follower. I always go my own way. If there's a river current, you could say I'm a ship, that freely moves regardless of the current. The current's physics don't apply to me. I always just think and do things my own way and let the rest of the sheep follow each other around.

I know what makes me happy and envision a very specific future for myself. I will continue to do what I need to achieve that vision, regardless of how slowly and lazily I move.

[thegreenyogi]

Well said!! I couldn't agree more.

[HawkPerception]

Thank you 😊

[thegreenyogi]

You're very welcome!🙃

[Lliam]

I really hate being manipulated.
I am a skeptic and question everything. When someone tells me not to believe something, it makes me curious to learn why.
I hate advertisements and commercialism.
I don't trust politicians, corporate media, religious leaders, salesmen, or "expert" opinions.
I am not influenced by consensus or societal expectations.
I make up my own mind. I like what I like and do what I want to do.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain.

I can't say that I am not influenced by the society in which I live.
I like certain clothes.
I like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holidays.
I like the car culture of the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
I love my modest home.
I love good food.
I like modern conveniences.
I respect the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
I love personal liberty.

My wife and I live fairly modestly and are not interested in conspicuous consumerism or status.

[sage2021]

I've had to live my life by the seat of my pants. I did what I could just to get by.

I was a single mom and didn't receive any child support. I never thought in a million years that my ex-husband would have abandoned us, but he did.

[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHO 🙂🧡

[ChicoFromThe305]

Damn this site must truly be dead if miss yoga's question is empty, either that or people really dislike deep questions, with ways I hope my reply pushes you higher in the algorithm. I think I can proudly say I make decisions for myself and think on the long run and the results it will bring me. Instead of making the decisions I think will give me a small victory, I aim for the long run victory even if it requires minor defeat, I think that the making decisions for society is what brings lots of small victories and long defeats.

[strateguy632]

this question is actually presented too complex. too many steps.

[thegreenyogi]

Lol!! I think a lot of people avoid my deep questions. It's not easy to go deep. And then probably everyone is still too sleepy to concentrate. But thank you for sharing on this one. 🙃

[ChicoFromThe305]

This guy... Replied to the answer to the question but not answer the question 😂

No problem, we all need that one person that will reply to the empty questions 🤣

Not everyone knows how to reply to deep questions I suppose ha

[strateguy632]

true. first i read other answers. it helps me see new interpretations to the question. the? roblem is not 'deep' the problem is under the layers wasaanarchy in disguise. with a complex wording.

[strateguy632]

was *anarchy in a complex cloak

[ChicoFromThe305]

You lost me bro 😂

[OneViewpoint]

Not sure what you're trying to ask here regarding being true to one's self vs what I think matters. Matters to whom? Another person? Society in general? Humanity in the grand scope of the universe? The planet? Life in aggregate?

I'm pretty much skating through life doing whatever I think is "right" in any given situation given my own fluid morality and ethics and whatever constraints I cannot overcome. How other people perceive my actions doesn't generally matter all that much to me. I don't necessarily feel the need to justify my actions or explain myself.

[strateguy632]

lets make a concrete example. in school kids disrupt class, because they want something: "not to study just have fun". so he got punished and parents limit his fun. some parents hit (don't!) now, he stops doing what he wanted. in fact every time - he often wants to play - during class or not work- he does exactly the thing you wrote.

not "true to self" just: "many decisions how he chooses" is heavily influenced by parent and school punishment= whatever the world wants us to believe as fundamental like school work.

a person...

[strateguy632]

... wanted to park in a handicap place. it is available. no handicap is using it NOW. he thinks 'just for a moment i won't even get caught'. a week later he gets a ticket fine to pay. he does what you wrote. not his want. but society thinks 'a place should be available for handicaps.'

[Zack-Bann]

My world views are biased by what I’ve seen and lived through.
And my decisions are made accordingly.


If or not it’s ultimately the right path is irrelevant because I don’t have a magic eight ball, so all I have is my instincts and where they lead

[exitseven]

Everyone has to live in their own realities. If you grow up poor your options are more limited than if you were rich.

[Shiprex]

Quite a lot to be frank. Lots of our daily chores aren't absolutely essential so we do them to get validation from others.

[RavVid]

It may be genetics. Over generations the men of my family have been farmers or engineers.

[msc545]

People have to live in a way that they feel is good for them and true to themselves, even if it isn't fundamentally honest.

[ThisSiteSux]

None of it. I'm from the 1980's when people grew up learning critical thinking and they weren't brainwashed by TV and social media

[Cidknee]

How easy is it to completely remove oneself from a society?

[noohair]

That is the dilemma, cutting through all the obstacles…

[AgentG111]

Depends on the person and location.