Tom Kawczynski - Off the Record

It is amazing how absolutely expectations shape belief.  When we expect something to be "normal", "proper", or "appropriate", it can be ridiculous and still accepted.  When we expect something to be "abnormal", "inappropriate", or "different", the person speaking becomes crazy and is shunned.  Of course, most of the ideas we accept began as crazy.  Whether they are fantastic like people being able to fly, or ordinary like the idea that we are all equal regardless of appearance, these ideas were once considered insane.  It was only those few willing to question accepted reality who changed that.

I think we live in a world of invisible boxes.  We accept what we "should" do or be at the cost of who we are and who we want to be.  I see this in politics all the time.  We vote for lesser candidates because we convince ourselves it is necessary, and they know better.  We trade logic for superstition and pat ourselves on the backs for our good sense.  That is nonsense.

I will tell you what I wish, and see who agrees with me.  I wish we made decisions based on the ideas we like, and an open and honest discussion.  Maybe we shouldn't vote always for the person who has the most money.  Maybe we shouldn't always consume the name brand.  Maybe we should wake up and realize the only thing preventing us from getting what we want is our own faulty expectations.

If you reach beyond your invisible box, I think you'll discover that the air is the same and you can do anything you want.  I am doing my part to open people's eyes, as so many others are doing with facts and reason as their arsenal, and I ask you to do the same.  Don't believe me; believe yourself.