I’ve always lived in the pull of a world that was cut in half.

There’s the part that belongs to the wind and the water and birds and our childhood instincts.

And then there’s the other part where we’re held captive by what people tried to build on top of it and the parts of us they had to kill to make us fit.

If there is anywhere to return to after this life, I want it to be that first place.

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Oneofthestormboys · 56-60, M

Funny how we see ourselves as intellectually superior to ants, bees etc, yet when it comes down to it we’re doing exactly the same thing. Our educational systems are designed to funnel us into a particular way of thinking aren’t they?
We’re also social and antisocial at the same time - we like to live in groups, as long as there’s a fence between what’s mine and what’s yours…

EarthlingWise

@Oneofthestormboys "Our educational systems are designed to funnel us into a particular way of thinking aren’t they?" I don't think it's that simple, it's not monolithic. But it can feel oppressive .