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Nobody can fault us for trying to live in and adopt to the world into which we were born. A newborn human being is completely dependent on others — usually parents — for everything. So, it’s easy to see why we instinctively accept so much of the world as it is, including a power structure that makes no sense, and systems which are cruel and abusive.
That’s just the way it is, and the way it’s always been — in our experience.
We hunker down, do our jobs, scrape by and go onto the next day. We chill in front of computer screens, and sleep as well as we can, so we can get up again and face another anxious day.
The Rich and Powerful Are Doing the Same Thing As You
Whatever country you were born into, and whatever situation, in most cases you will do what’s expected of you. You won’t challenge the system or the culture or the ways of doing things. We learn by observation and imitation. Life is mysterious and the only instruction book we get is to follow what other people are doing.
Were you born rich? You do what other rich people do. Were you born poor? Look how others struggle to get by. Middle class? Well, there’s a clear and often fruitless path for the aspirational — a battle by people who are getting by to try to “better” themselves.
