What is reality? Is it a subjective concept, perceived by the individual, and shared with the collective? Or, is it an objective concept, determined by the collective, and imposed on the individual? These are rhetorical questions of course, because the reality of the matter is that there is no way of determining which proposition is irrefutably true. However, from the point of view of the individual, this conclusion begs an intriguing third question―can the collective consider the individual mad, if the individual willfully refuses to recognize objective “realities” which impose restrictions on their abilities to pursue their heart felt existential purpose, if that purpose fuels their desire to live? Margery Kempe is an individual whose very
