We tried!
But —— We didn’t know how to do that properly, or completely!
Therefore, the results we got, are a pale shadow of what should have happened.
Life has identity. All life.
It runs the show. It is fixed and cannot be tweaked to suit others.
It provides instincts and wisdom. It helps with achieving needs, goals, expression, and all things connecting life with the natural world.
Without it, feelings and connection with our bodies is gone. Wisdom and morals are also missing.
All that is left is thought.
Unfortunately, this is where mankind has ended up!
We didn’t put the individual first at all!
Humans, these days, don’t get to live from our identities.
That stops in infancy.
Because we stop it!
No infant can be obedient, and live their identity, as well!
Their identity is telling them to develop skills in it’s own order, and in it’s own way.
When they try to do that, as all other life does, our young get told to be obedient.
When they attempt to defy those rules, they become punished, until they do.
Their only option is to disconnect from their own identity. Then they can be obedient!
So they do.
Just like we all did.
We all lost our freedom in the cradle. That’s what all that screaming was really about.
The consequences, are loss of most of who we are, and loss of the loving world that is natural to humans.
Undamaged humans are compassionate, fun loving, and trusting. That’s the world we left behind.
Many of us can remember losing something of infinite value. Well we did.
When mankind learns to allow others their own full identity, we get that safe, loving world back, that we all crave.
It can easily be done. Removing the rules brings peace, not chaos. Undamaged children have morals, compassion, and instinctive wisdom.
It’s the loss of identity causing all the trouble. Those people are lethal.
Rebooting our ways does not cause trouble.
When we stop expecting obedience, the world changes. We get community back. That is what changed to bring us to where the world is now.
Bringing up kids becomes infinitely easier, allowing them their natural right to be themselves. Feeling respected as who they are, they are naturally respectful and cooperative.
That happens, when we allow our children to remain intact!
How do we manage opposing wishes? First, all identities are equal, young or old, big, or little.
See how respect is taking us back to natural ways?
Then “need” helps us to plan.
We don’t get our way all the time (we don’t anyway), and neither do they.
With all identities being respected though, and lies and exaggeration being absent, agreement becomes fun and easy. It’s a whole different life.
Now for some cool stuff!
Our ambivalent world reflects the two conditions, all throughout society.
They turn up everywhere. Respect or control. Right or wrong. Democracy or communism. Freedom or slavery.
That would of course be expected. Cool though, isn’t it!
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I welcome considering other thoughts.