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Confinement

All our lives somebody tries to confine us.  “You cannot do this, you cannot do that,” “You are not good enough,” “You are not smart enough,” “You are not pretty enough.”  Others try to mold us according to their own expectations and beliefs.

How do we react to that?  Do we start to believe in it?  Do we give in into the confinement?  Do we try to fit into other people’s mold?  Do we lose sense of who we really are by pleasing others?  Do we lose our self-esteem in the process?

Or, do we become trouble-makers and stand our ground, and not let others to put us down and tell us what we can and cannot do?  Do we keep a strong sense of who we are and do not let others to put handcuffs on us?  We do as we please.  We do not care what others think.  If there is no way, do we find the way?

People who misbehave, stand for their beliefs and refuse to be confined most of the time are the winners.  They not only stand their ground, but they make a big difference in other lives.  Great examples are:

Rosa Parks in 1955 refused illegally to give her seat to a white person.  It sparked a civil rights movement.

Gandhi, despite strong opposition, gained autonomy for India from Great Britain without violence.

Although it sounded ridiculous at the time, Walt Disney built the “happiest place on earth” in the middle of orange groves.

Ed Roberts, paralyzed from the neck down, instead of concentrating on his own pain, improved quality of life for the disabled, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and became director of the California State Department of Rehabilitation.

So, should we give in to other people’s confinement or should we be trouble-makers and stand our ground and make a difference not only in our lives, but in lives of others?

(Examples are taken from Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins)