Throughout life everyone faces difficult situations. These situations may be extremely different to each person not only because everyone’s life is different, therefore the situations that they face will be different, but their personalities will dictate which situations are difficult for the individual to face. Many people will have to face these situations by their selves while others may be lucky enough to have someone to help them through their hardships. However, whatever the situation is, whoever is there to help you through it, or why the situation presented its self in the first place, everyone will make it through the problem whether they make the decision that they are proud of or not.
For many getting their divers licence means getting their freedom. This was no difference for me. When you get your licence you no longer need someone else to take you to where you want to go like have needed for the last 16 years or so. This, however, is much like the picture of Pinocchio and the puppet master. When I got my licence and felt this new freedom it was actually an illusion. Although there is freedom in that you can now go somewhere without someone having to drive you, there are now more rules that you have to follow. This is why it is a false sense of freedom / free will. Like the puppet master, the government wants the public to feel like they have freedom however the government has laws that dictate what you are allowed to do on the roads. While the government allows you to drive on the roads there are things you are prohibited from doing; things like speeding, not stopping at either a red light or stop sign, or passing in a prohibited area.
I have also begun racing in shootouts and autocrosses. This takes driving to the next level. Many may think that this gives us even more freedom. You don’t have to follow a speed limit for that is the goal of it, to go the fastest. In an autocross you are driving in a way that would not only be dangerous on the road but also illegal, however it isn’t illegal in the right place. There are still rules that must be followed however. In a shootout you can’t stay on the gas longer than the designated length of the race. While in the autocross you can’t go so hard that you are sure to loop out every time you try to make a turn. These rules like the rules on the road are meant to keep you and the public safe even though they reduce the freedom that you have while on the road or racetrack.
The individual has many factors that they have to consider when pursuing personal well-being, and having to respond to conflict only makes this task even more difficult. The Pinocchio and puppet master picture shows us that the individual can’t do this without the help of a puppet master or the government. I have experienced restrictions since I have began driving which is what the puppet master and Pinocchio picture is trying to explain to us; that the individual can’t pursue personal well-being while responding to conflict.
Are you suggesting that the illusion of free-will, in the hands of a benevolent puppet-master, is beneficial? Interesting concept that is often dismissed by those in your age-group.
ReplyDeleteAt times, your discussion in on the verge of insightful, but it isn't clear whether you're controlling that path, since you don't directly connect the benefits of illusory control in your thesis or supporting ideas.