Each one of us, we are sole entities, individuals when we are born. We have our own individual cry, we stretch and scream as we think is appropriate without any kind of idol or model. Or maybe we are already starting to be modelled by then, even before then when we are in the womb and we can hear the outside and feel some of it too. We can feel the mother’s emotions and how she deals with them, and that’s the first sign of a print on the creation that is us.
We are sole entities. No, I am a sole entity. I am an individual because I make my own decisions and think my own thoughts. However, this is limited because of the “individual” that the society wants. Our teachers all through our lives want us to be individuals*(Restrictions apply). I often see the paradox of “being an individual” while being “a part of” society, group, or what have you.
. It made me realize a few things about different teachings available to us. Even when we seek the path toward enlightenment, toward self-sufficiency and happiness, we are posed with constriction, rules, and expectations.