Post by thundertail on Mar 22, 2008 20:07:21 GMT -5
THE GUILDED CAGE:
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While going through some of my files, I came across this little thing. Even though it was written several decades ago, it might be significant these days. I have matured over the years, and don't necesarilly agree as strongly with these ideas any more, but maybe they are significant for you guys. Whether you love it or hate it, agree or disagree; let me know what you think!
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What a good little bird!:
We live our lives and we try to be the best we can. We follow the rules and try to make things work out for us. We grow up, raise a family and eke out a living doing the things we're paid to do. All these things are all well and good; but somewhere along the line we have lost control over where we are going in life. We live in a nest and try to keep it as best as we can, for we are good little birds and want to do our best. But the only thing we do not realize is that we live in a cage, and we can not get out! It doesn't matter how pretty the cage may be; for guilding is only pretty stuff, and the bars underneath are just as hard to break free from!
Look at your life.
Are you where you want to be in it?
Can you realistically see a way to get the things you want and need?
Does it seem like there is too many unnecessary obstacles in the way of what you want?
This is because you're trapped in a cage set up by others to keep you contained in the place where you are so you don't go interfereing with what they want the world to be. They don't want you to have what you want, so they set up situations where there is no escape for you. They give you a job where you make a living - or not, for they don't care if you do or not - and make it so you can not get away from it and move up in the world. They make laws that tell you what you can't do, and punish you if you slip out of line in the slightest. One thing you can't do is improve yourself because they want to be the ones to improve - at your expense. They set up taxes to drain you out of the money you put your blood, sweat and tears into to get; and they leave you with very little to live on. This also drains you of funds you might need to improve yourself; but they don't care so long as they have the funds and you don't!
But you're a good little bird in your guilded cage, acting content with your lot in life. You don't want the others to see that you don't like your situation, so you follow thier laws and try not to rock the boat - maybe they won't notice you! You don't dare make a sound against them lest they hear. Then they'll come and make your life miserable! You just sit there and be happy because you have no choice in any matter of your life - for you gave in and let them run it for you. Little did you expect that if you never did anything about this situation, it would never change, and you would be stuck in your guilded cage for the rest of your life!
If you are a REALLY good little birdy, they come by and feed you and tell you what a good little birdy you are. These rewards are sporadic at best, and only meant to keep you in your cage all that much longer. It makes you feel good to get all that praise, and makes you want to stay in your cage and be all that much better for them. But in reality, you're just doing it for them, and not for you! When they leave, you sing thier praises and tell others how good you were treated by them. This is just what they want! They want you to stay in your cage and tell others to stay in thier cages too - they might get praised too for being a good little birdy!
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PS: I don't know if it goes here or in some other thread! (LOL!)
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While going through some of my files, I came across this little thing. Even though it was written several decades ago, it might be significant these days. I have matured over the years, and don't necesarilly agree as strongly with these ideas any more, but maybe they are significant for you guys. Whether you love it or hate it, agree or disagree; let me know what you think!
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What a good little bird!:
We live our lives and we try to be the best we can. We follow the rules and try to make things work out for us. We grow up, raise a family and eke out a living doing the things we're paid to do. All these things are all well and good; but somewhere along the line we have lost control over where we are going in life. We live in a nest and try to keep it as best as we can, for we are good little birds and want to do our best. But the only thing we do not realize is that we live in a cage, and we can not get out! It doesn't matter how pretty the cage may be; for guilding is only pretty stuff, and the bars underneath are just as hard to break free from!
Look at your life.
Are you where you want to be in it?
Can you realistically see a way to get the things you want and need?
Does it seem like there is too many unnecessary obstacles in the way of what you want?
This is because you're trapped in a cage set up by others to keep you contained in the place where you are so you don't go interfereing with what they want the world to be. They don't want you to have what you want, so they set up situations where there is no escape for you. They give you a job where you make a living - or not, for they don't care if you do or not - and make it so you can not get away from it and move up in the world. They make laws that tell you what you can't do, and punish you if you slip out of line in the slightest. One thing you can't do is improve yourself because they want to be the ones to improve - at your expense. They set up taxes to drain you out of the money you put your blood, sweat and tears into to get; and they leave you with very little to live on. This also drains you of funds you might need to improve yourself; but they don't care so long as they have the funds and you don't!
But you're a good little bird in your guilded cage, acting content with your lot in life. You don't want the others to see that you don't like your situation, so you follow thier laws and try not to rock the boat - maybe they won't notice you! You don't dare make a sound against them lest they hear. Then they'll come and make your life miserable! You just sit there and be happy because you have no choice in any matter of your life - for you gave in and let them run it for you. Little did you expect that if you never did anything about this situation, it would never change, and you would be stuck in your guilded cage for the rest of your life!
If you are a REALLY good little birdy, they come by and feed you and tell you what a good little birdy you are. These rewards are sporadic at best, and only meant to keep you in your cage all that much longer. It makes you feel good to get all that praise, and makes you want to stay in your cage and be all that much better for them. But in reality, you're just doing it for them, and not for you! When they leave, you sing thier praises and tell others how good you were treated by them. This is just what they want! They want you to stay in your cage and tell others to stay in thier cages too - they might get praised too for being a good little birdy!
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PS: I don't know if it goes here or in some other thread! (LOL!)
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