We all got through life in a
state of hypnotic trance, a state of suspended animation of the mind.
Our waking life is a mixture of
emotions and conditioned response to those emotions. We might like to believe
that our responses based on our thoughts, but the fact is that our thoughts have
been impacted over the years through carefully regimented inputs of dogma in the
forms of societal conformance. Human beings are not very different from sheep
in this respect. Our herd mentality is evident in everything that we do in a
day.
Imagine that we take a group of
new born babies and take them to an isolated island and let them grow on the island
without any external influences. Would the babies display the same social
constructs which govern us now? Would the white baby be considered privileged?
Would the baby who grows up with physical prowess be considered more suitable
mate by the girls? Would our reptilian brains have more influence over our
thoughts in such a situation? What language would they develop? Would those
babies, when they grow up, contemplate their existence and start worshiping
the elements? Would they believe in multiple gods or would they believe in a
single supreme being or would they be atheists? If nothing else, it would be a
very interesting experiment in human psyche.
The more I think of our
existence, the more I am inclined to believe that our whole existence is
predicated on a set of unwritten laws and a sense of morality which are
necessary for smoother propagation of the human race. Greed is bad, why because
ultimately one person hoarding a lot of resources is not conducive to sustain a
large population… so share so that more people can procreate and grow. Polygamy
or polyandry is bad, because more number of dedicated couples is conducive for
progression of society than a few amorous relationships and experimentation
giving rise to lesser number of offspring. Compassion is good… because if we
had believed in a dog eat dog world, we would have far lesser number of people
in the world now. We say being a humane person is very important. But what is
humanity? Is it not hurting other human beings or is it not hurting other animals
or is it something more?
So, we are all like sheep, unquestioningly
believing in things which we have been fed from our births, all the while
adhering to the societal rules… to what end? For the progression of human race?
Why should we propagate our species? While I am writing these in English
language, on a laptop designed by an American company, manufactured by laborers
in China, I wonder what were the purposes of the people who were part of the
process which put this laptop in my hands. Did they even envisage this laptop
being used for writing this drivel?
I have questions, a bit of time
on this Sunday (why is it called Sunday, why not BlaBla day) morning, and no
answers. May be I should go back to sleep. 😊
