Locked or unlocked | Enslaved or un-enslaved

I read a post this morning by a relatively new Steemit user who was talking about the way people in society these days tend to seem somewhat asleep and that during their slumber Governments around the world are passing laws, some alarmingly bad ones, that affect us in profound ways. The user is @shakanin and if you're inclined go and take a look at her blog.

I tend to agree with her, (I think she is she), in that many [most?] people are unenlightened when it comes to what's actually going on around them, and this all in a world that has more information available than ever! Is it apathy or are people already so conditioned that they follow along set guidelines and directives as dictated by Governments, corporations and media. Hmm, I'm not sure but I have my suspicions.

People seem trapped, let's call it locked, in a mindset that is impossible to break free from. They fail to gain their own independent information preferring to be spoon-fed by the mainstream-media and whilst they may feel empowered through what they see as autonomous decision-making and opinion the real truth may be [is] somewhat different.

The word self-indulgent was used in her blog and I think that's a great descriptor. People are right? Self-satisfaction is the new black and no matter the cost...Just buy more, spend more and owe more...The Government love it too. It keeps people poor, paying taxes and a slave to their income...Did I use the S word? Hmm, yes I did. Mankind, and I speak generally here, is locked within the confines of consumerism, it's own self-importance, pride and ego. Mankind embraces a hubris-filled existence and the kind of inescapable captivity that can only come through self-imposition. That's right...We bring this on ourselves. We can exit the Matrix team...We can...Just gotta make the decision to do so.

I don't know if there's an answer, a cure, or remedy for this affliction. Extinction? Yes, that would do it but that resolution is quite final. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a drop in population, let's say an 80% drop, but is that, or extinction, realistic? Probably not in my own lifetime. It'll come though, I have no doubt. Sure, mankind in its hubris refuses to see it but all things come to an end.

What am I saying here? What is this post about? Well, I guess, like the user I mentioned above says, "it's time to wake up a little," time to turn off the propaganda, the infotainment, false information and other poison we are fed. Trust me, it's truly empowering, enlightening and a huge step in the right direction. I'm not suggesting people need to start an uprising, bring down governments with the gun...Although that would be an interesting concept. No, what I mean is that people need to simply limit the noise and the confusion the noise creates in their minds and hearts. They need to unlock their own thought, their own opinions and decisions. They need to look inwardly and not out...Just for a while. A reset period if you will. Once that break is made then that noise from before seems so inconsequential and becomes an intrusion on life. Trust me, I was there years ago myself.

Now I know some may read this and say in an imperious tone, "I'm no slave, that galenkp is a wanker and doesn't know what he's saying."...Well, yeah ok, whatEVER! Go buy another iPhone, I heard there's a new one coming like...Every month!

I mean I live my life, not anyone else's, and who am I to suggest that someone would get more value from life if they weren't a slave as opposed to being a slave? It's ok, we can all co-exist you know. Slaves and free folk. My blog merely points out a few things I believe and gives me the chance to showcase a new Steemit user who may appreciate the shout out.

You don't need to agree with me. I mean I don't agree with a lot of stuff and still manage to exist. That's what having independent thought feels like. We live in a world where men can pretend to be woman and actually win woman of the year - You know who I mean. We live in a world where a person's attention is captivated by some glittering Pandora jewellery whilst all the while Government policy get's passed as law in the dark recess of the Halls of Government. We live in a world where our fresh produce has no taste or nutrition because it was harvested 12 months before it hit the shelves or is GM to look better. We live in a world where billions and billions of dollars are raised for cancer research or many years and still there's no cure. We live in a world where Corporations act with impunity and individuals struggle for food, water and medical supplies. We live in a world where a Kardashian becoming a billionaire get's more exposure than the plight in Venezuela. We live in a world where charities can take .95 cent in the dollar from donations for expenses. We live in a world...That is dying day by day.

So, carry on in the same fashion, or not. Unlock the chains, or not. Be a slave, or choose otherwise. It makes little difference to the unlocked and un-enslaved. Oh, another thing...How truly free can a person really be in this world we live in? Hmm...Another blog maybe.

And...That is all.