Originally posted by magickmaster
The only prison is unhappiness.
If you are unhappy, that is a prison.
I cannot leave the planet physically. Am I in prison?
I cannot leave the country without money and a passport. Am I in prison?
I cannot leave my home, because I may have children. Am I in prison?
I am in prison, but I have a television, internet, a couch, a large living room, a nice bathroom, a car to drive around in, people all around, bars, clubs, food a plenty, a lake, clean water, access to the ocean, and the prison grounds extend for miles, so far I could never go there if I wanted to. But I know the fences are there. Am I in prison?
The point being, if you are happy, you are never in prison. If you are unhappy, you are always in prison.
This goes back to being in a state of denial as I mentioned ealier. Also the fact that someone is happy does not detract from the fact that they may be in a prison for when the day comes that they want to spread their wings they may well find that they can't, ergo this is imprisonment. In fact any limitation of freedoms that conflict with the desire to further oneself are a form of control or subjugation.
Happiness is a gauge and should be used to assess ones state of mind and whether said person's goals/fulfilments are being realised or not. ANY limitations as to a person not being able to BE HAPPIER is where the glitch is. Some may choose to realise they are in a prison which is good as they can do something about it. However the very realisation of this may lead to a bout of unhappiness, this doens't detract from the fact that one is in a prison or lead to the asumption that they are in prison just because they are unhappy about the realisation of such a hypothesis, a very real one I might add.



