Colin Wilson Conformity Analysis

Colin Wilson in his quote is trying to explain the downfalls of normality. He describes how our day to day normal lives are similar to a cow standing in the rain, just taking it. I completely agree with Colin Wilson, I think he has a very good point about normality today. How we see everything pass by us, yet it doesn't effect us in a deep rooted sense. The average man conforms so easily to the demands of society and he takes no gratitude in individuality. We may think we are being different, but the fact that we make a conscious decisions to be different is purely the opposite.

First of all, there's generally a negative undertone and perception associated with the word conformity as it conjures up images of weak minded individuals …show more content…
Do we every stop and wonder why we're doing all this? Man puts itself through misery and it kicks itself every day because that's what society taught it to do. I in fact envy homeless people, they may not be happy due to lack of money, but they are free. True freedom does not come from conformity, it comes from living each day with meaningful reason. Our lives should be led with aggressive passion and sharp risks and violent adventure. Though every day we wake up and head to school or a job, purely on the fact that our society told us to. This makes me sad to see our lives so shallowly lived. There are wonderful things passing before our eyes, on the television, the radio, and the internet.There are millions of opportunities out there, but we refuse to take them because society teaches limitation. As the great philosopher once said you are the universe, but society teaches limitation. The majority of people are like zombies, nowadays. People live their lives with no happiness or spunk they are instead numb ghosts that do the same things day to day while being stuck in these day to day things that have built up over a few years. Routines that make them feel stable, although they are living in an unstable and world. There is nothing interesting about their lives other than the new news, or fancy computer and video games or …show more content…
Traveling is expensive and it makes you look privileged although it's an amazing experience that gets you out into the world and test your knowledge and your limits. It teaches you things that most material things won't. Colin Wilson was talking about disasters, where do you think those disasters happen? We all know when we see the terrible hurricane on the television there's that thought that scurries through your mind. The thought says "Oh how sad, they really need help." Then you proceed to flip to a different channel. This has happened to all of us, but we live in a world now where these problems are far away, and it's just a program on the television. Mans mind now has no sympathy for what the media says, we see sadness and hurt, but the minute we see the commercial of HOOTER'S, our spirits are lifted. The race we live in today would much rather spend their money at Hooter's than for children starving in Africa. That is disturbing to think that there are so many terrible things in this world and we are so wealthy and privileged and we know that we can help them, but we refuse to travel because that would cost money. A lot of people see traveling as a few weeks here and there, seeing different destinations, eating at local restaurants. But when it comes to experience within travel (which is what most people seek) People must realize that travel is one of the most