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Post by nguyen26 on Sept 14, 2017 3:16:27 GMT
In terms of freedom, we are free to a certain degree to act in one way or another: to stand out in one way or another. But why do we act as if we are restricted from performing certain actions? Why are we hesitant in social situations? Why do we hold ourselves back when there are no legitimate restrictions?
The reason is because we often care about what others think. We take to heart their judgements and their stares.
For example, at a party when the food is placed on the table, one has many choices to act from freedom to grab as much food as they can or even stuff their face in the pizza.
But why is it that most people would limit their selves from eating too much? Or eat the same amount as the people around them? That is because we don't want to fall victim to someone else's judgements.
The same thing applies to going to the movies. Why is it that we don't normally choose to go to the movies alone or even eating at a fancy restaurant alone? Nobody is stopping us. Nobody is restricting us from enjoying our time alone. We don't have to be with someone.
The reason behind that is we choose not to stand out (meaning system), despite our many degrees of freedom.
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