THE ILLUSION OF FREEDOM THE DECEPTION OF CHOICE…

THE ILLUSION OF FREEDOM THE DECEPTION OF CHOICE... By Joe Ingino BA. Psychology Editor/Publisher Central Newspapers ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800 ,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States If you are like me... a number in a giant bingo game called life. Awaiting our number to be called by some superior entity to end our Destiny... Then we share life. A life that has been predestined at conception and brought to fruition at birth. A life that we have no choice but that to exist. A life that is dispensed under the predicament of freedom. Freedoms predestined by biological development and or physical growth. As we have no choice but that to flow with development. At an early age we learn that freedom is nothing but an illusion that keeps us on a path that is our destiny. In reality we have no freedom as it is predestined by many factors. An illusion is defined as a distorted perception of reality where the brain misinterprets sensory stimuli (visual, auditory, or tactile), causing us to see, hear, or feel something that differs from objective truth. Unlike hallucinations (absent stimuli), illusions are based on real, albeit misleading, external input. They are categorized as physical, physiological, or cognitive, arising from how our eyes and brain process, anticipate, and interpret information. This in part is the fundamental root of freedom. An illusion of something that is not. We are taught at an early age to conform. To adapt. To overcome adversity. Our freedoms are restricted by our own distorted perception of reality. This misinterpretation come about due to religion, economics, geography, political among a few things that surround that of wich we call life. These freedoms force us to choose. These choices are nothing but a cocktail of choices. Choices in a sea of deception of our own minds. Deception is the act of intentionally misleading others by spreading false information, distorting truths, or withholding information to gain an advantage, avoid punishment, or protect oneself. It encompasses lying, trickery, and fabrication, often severely damaging trust in relationships. It can be a one-time act or a pattern of behavior. Key Aspects of Deception: Methods: Includes lying, concealing information, exaggerating, or twisting facts. Motivations: Common motives include self-protection, gaining an advantage, social politeness (white lies), or intentionally causing harm. By definition this deception is one that takes part in our minds. Swaying our beliefs in our choices. Society sets forth all kinds of roadblocks in order to deceive us to think that through freedoms we have choice. In reality we have no choice. Other than that is predestined. Think for a moment. How much freedom do you really have? Can you just get up and take a six month vacation? Can you afford to purchase a luxury car? Can you walk out wearing nothing but shorts in the middle of winter? Can you walk in any place and demand service for no pay? Then what are we truly free to do? Get up in the morning, shower, breakfast and go to work. Day in and day out. Is that freedom? We work long days to pay bills and barely stay afloat. Is that freedom? Is that choice? If so then we can say that we have no freedom to choose. Our illusion of freedom is what fuels our choice to keep going on our daily grind. In reality we are nothing but tumbling balls in that bingo game of life I talked about on the first paragraph. We go about life from one system right on to the other. Our vicious cycle gives us the illusion of freedom and the deception that it is our choice. We tumble from social systems that oppress our true being to religious systems that oppress our basic human instincts through the fear of a God. Tumbling through financial systems that keep our choices limited to succeed even thought many of us have failed by the freedom to choose careers that pigeon hole us into vacuum of social restraints. Giving us a false sense of accomplishment and happiness when in reality we are nothing short of slaves of a system that has us tumbling in time as we evolve through our destiny. We are nothing but a number in a bingo game of life. BINGO!!!