Trying to gain mastery over their minds has been an evolutionary human urge. It has no doubt been a driving force in re-shaping our society. Perhaps, it is a losing battle in the end from an individual's perspective. Nevertheless, they try.
When we are young and able, we develop interests that culture organised and disciplined ways of thinking and behaviour. We erect fences and dams in areas of the mind we know are weak in its foundations. We educate ourselves and re-validate our principles from time to time. We maintain lists and straighten out the world around us to achieve a sense of control and structure. We lean towards people who we think are like us or are better influences. We use logic and reasoning to defeat ignorance and misconceptions.We try to steer away from interests that may initiate uncontrolled disturbance in our surroundings. We enforce rules and regulations to help us trap ourselves into universally accepted ways. Sometimes, we even go as far as to use fear and punishment, when all else fails.
The eternal battle of the self over mind continues.
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