Reflective Essay About Independence

I do not choose independence. I never have, never will. Instead, I am embraced by it, and I am forced to accept it for what it is. It has become a burden, but one that, should I choose to abandon, I will lose the right to hold myself to every belief that I currently follow with great sentiment. I do not like who I have become, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. All of this, because of independence. The bulking sword that it is can be wielded by the mightiest of oral warriors to a large extent; to persuade others of a cause, to make enemies tremble in fear, to prove their worth. And yet, when in the possession of someone that isn’t deemed worthy of this endowment, it loses all of it’s power. And yet I continue to wield it. Maybe because …show more content…
I had and have spent the vast majority of my life in a pseudo-solace, and based on the -relatively- little interaction I have had with people in the past, that interaction being present to witness discussions between classmates, browsing various widely used forums, or even talking with people I considered friends, they all consider themselves ‘independent’, only to all end up saying the same things but in with a different mixture of words and connotation. So I ask this, what does it mean to be independent? Where is the fine line between choosing ideals you identify with, only to find out that in your attempt to become a right, proper individual, you have only further conformed yourself? Or maybe we should look at this a wee more literally. Who, if anyone, do you know that is completely self-sufficient? And even then, what is self-sufficient? Is it really that simple to just produce your own food and other important resources, or would you consider trading to be an adequate trait for the independence of self? None of these questions have answers, at least, none of which are agreed upon by a significant portion of our society. So when I say that I feel that I have become independent, I mean so in a matter that I have what I believe to have very unique thoughts compared to anyone else that I have met. Of course, they aren’t unique. …show more content…
And I interpret that independence is to be incapable of mending into a society. Whether it be due to social conflictions, physical deformities, or genuine, coincidental isolation, you name it. And by that logic, that would make everyone independent in their own right, but to varying degrees. All of this is the problem of independence. If I am to make a bold and pompous statement, nobody is independent. Everybody get’s whatever it is they have, whether it be knowledge or physical material, from something or someone else. The only thing in the entire observable universe that could be even remotely referred to as independent, is either the God of a religion, or the Big Bang theory. And I have come to this conclusion, not through other speculations on the subject, or in compensation of any fault that I may have, but because I believe this is what makes me an individual, an