“This has to be done, because everybody in the family does it, and I can’t stand out like a sore thumb.”
“I’m not compelled to worship your gods.”
“Is that your final decision?”
“Yes, and I’m leaving, because the nothingness horrifies me. There is no individual I can interact with, just constructed shadows of the matriarch’s ego. I spent a lifetime building bridges to nowhere.”
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Yep, leaving sounds like a good idea
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The only option…
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Thankful for choice. Great six!
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The freedom to choose for oneself what to believe and who to worship unfortunately sometimes causes schisms within families initially. Hopefully with time love will prevail even if the beliefs differ.
It is a very painful matter to stand out like a sore thumb.
Well written Six.
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Thank you, Pat!
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Love “constructed shadows” , puts me in mind of the allegory of a cave.
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It is how children are moulded to be replicas of the parents, and espouse only parents’ views.
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The pressure to conform surely begins with family. Tradition vs individuality – an ongoing challenge!
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Agree. Thank you, Denise!
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Surely that is the most difficult (trying?stressful?) of rites of passage. To realize that we all have the power to determine the center to be wherever we would. Not particular pleasant process, but very much worth the effort.
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IMO, it is the only path to Nirvana.
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The family moulds you and tries to whip you into shape?
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Wow!! Very real. Good six
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Thank you so much!
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