Monday, December 05, 2005

Autonomy - You are forever my religion

My close friend and I came to this conclusion on this rainy afternoon:

What happens to you when you are brought up in such a way that you know your degrees of freedom at all times? There are, of course, limitations but all these boundaries are clearly imprinted inside your grey matter so you will always know when to stop.

I think the product of such bringing up is independence. In such cases, you make decisions by yourself and trust your own judgements.

I guess that probably explains my tendency to walk off or go do something whenever i feel like it. It doesn't matter what day or time it is, if i think i should do that, i'll do that, given that it falls within the existing constraints. And funnily enough i enjoy having this luxury. Even though i don't mind being told what to do by my elders, i do rejoice the fact that they bestowed such freedom upon me.

I never feel that i need to comply with the rules others live upon. I have my rules and my choices. The day i loose this will mean the end of me.

Point in case, even though i like to schedule things at my own pace, that doesn't mean i'm a bloody cold-blooded individualist. There's a difference.

Why am i yapping all these? Because i feel like it.

Posted by Berenice at 4:00 PM

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