a friend of mine wants to build a new kinda world, utopia. another wants a better one, and another wants to destroy this one. another just wants to stop things getting worse. me i see it all as spiritual warfare. in simple terms light vs darkness, but the complexities orbit around what defines light and what defines dark.

my own thoughts are light equates to freedom. am i more free in one system of control than another, free to think, free to create, free to be true to my own self. obviously i need to limit the kind of freedom against the will of others freedom, for example is my freedom at the expense of another and what constitutes being better. the answer is in am i free to exit the system that controls me without being controlled.

if you live in a socialist society you cannot create wealth

if you live in a capitalist society you can share your wealth

if you live in a theocracy you are not free to follow an alternative 

if you live in a dictatorship you have no power or control

if you live in a democracy you have some control and some power

these are the awful truths and in order to comprehend them one must wrestle with the simple formula, is ignorance bliss or is ignorance ignorance and bliss bliss. 

does the truth set you free or does it entrap you?

me i like truth, no matter how uncomfortable, it does set you free although it is undoubtably filled with pain often and tears. just like death. just like birth.

having said all of that it's a hard life, just being and navigating other people, dealing with relationships, friendships and family let alone governments, culture and institutions. it's all far to overwhelming and often one has to watch the sunset or sunrise, clip a tree or catch a wave just to get an idea of what it is we are all within. sometimes you have to accept we know nothing about anything and if we do, what use is it. 

i have to write a bucket list. it's going to be a short one.