Originally Posted by delusionsofNORMALity
if you really want to save the world, then start with yourself. the life you lead will have more effect than a thousand ineffectual movements. we all lead by example and by merely not being part of the problem you become part of the solution.
everyone wants to change the world, to impose their own version of what is right onto the rest of humanity and shape their surroundings into what they consider a utopia. there have been thousands of movements and organizations devoted to doing just this, but most have been doomed to failure because they use the same tactics as their oppressors. they stagnate, they water down their message to become more palatable to the masses, they compromise, or they become the very thing that they claim to be fighting against. they always seem to create a bureaucracy as bad or worse than the one they were fighting against.
the only meaningful changes that most of us will ever make in our lifetimes are within ourselves. we seem to have forgotten that "turn on, tune in and drop out" was not really the rallying cry of a bunch of crazed acid heads, but a simple formula for altering the reality around us by altering our view of it. find within yourself the way of life that pleases you and enhances the lives of those around you, allow yourself to follow that path without attempting to impose your standards on everyone else, and pull away from the oppressive existence that society would have you believe is your lot in life.
