Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Must we follow? -Norms of the society

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Kissing in public and kissing of the same gender? Is it acceptable? Is that wrong?
Some countries permit it some not. What do you think?

There is one strange system at work in our society. People create norms. People around us tell you what is right what is wrong. People formulate systems for you to follow. Society tells you what is right and what is wrong. Culture also creates guidelines to live your life. Many people are comfortable in the so call norms without asking any question. It is just like the law of a country. Just follow do not ask any question. These people are the blind followers.

Have you ever wondered why you should wear cloth when you go out? Why can’t you be naked and walk around? It is your body by the way. There are many more common laws that the society sets which the society perceives it is not good and not accepted. It is just in some countries public kissing is prohibited. Having pre-marital sex is prohibited and so on. Will these events disturb you if you have an open mind? Are they actually distracting? What is distracting and not it is all up in the head. After you have seen many naked people around and accept that the fact that it is their freedom you would think otherwise and accept it as a norm. In the prehistoric age we humans are running around nakedly and we do not feel shy or anything wrong about it. “It is all up in the head. It is all up in the head”. Why are we so selfish to restrict the rights of other human beings?


How short is short? Wearing mini-vinyl skirt in public is acceptable?
Some say it creates the desire. Who control the desire? Some people may have the desire even someone is cloth entirely like a ninja? -Its all in the mind

I do agree some norms are there for to protect the human rights or to fulfill our sense of security. People who hurt people physically will have to face punishment because they are against the will of another person. On the other hand, there are many norms that are just there because they are perceive “morally correct or incorrect” by a society. Let your mind work for a while and you will get what I mean. What is correct? What is incorrect?

Some people might argue that something that is correct is written by a religion for the well being of human being. I do not deny that religion does help us as a total human being and to be civilized. Do the teachings applicable to our today world? Aren’t those people teaching written by human being? We as a human is not a perfect creature. Those teaching or believed can be manipulated by this particular group of people for their own interest. One easy experiment is to create a rumor and for sure you will not get the exact rumor that you have told after it was past around 5 persons. What do expect than for writings or teachings that have been passed for generations?

Humans are the one that creates norms. Do you believe everything of a human next to you that have been telling tales for the past half and hour? What is right then? It is all up for you to decide. We have the brains to think and evaluate. Just be open. Have an open mind and you will see things better. Does this particular doing affect you? Does it cause harm to you? If not, it is that person own freedom. Why force people doing something? Who are you to decide his/her rights or wrongs?

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