Words

Rich man, poor man, baker man, thief.  Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief!  A game where little girls pointed to the buttons on their clothing while reciting the words to see who they'd marry. 
 
"Just do it!"  "live well laugh often and love much,” "Four legs good, two legs bad," We like slogans that sum it all up and make it simple. Mantras, prayers, words guaranteed to make everything all right.  The recipe for success!

"Mix it all well and throw it in the oven for baby and me!"  Easy!  Simply recite the words, toe the line and life will come with Disney birds and John William's French horns to signify that you got it right.

"Healthy, wealthy and wise."  A catch phrase that sums up what everyone wants to be and if you don't achieve that, then there is an intimation that you did something wrong!  

The real world is simpler and more complicated.  We want rules.  We need rules, but then we get confused and think the rules are the beginning and the end in this world.  "Rules were made to be broken."  Progress comes from stepping outside the box.  "That's the way it's always been done." is the poorest excuse for doing anything I know of.

Bullies run around terrified that if anything changes they will lose control so they shout simple words to confuse the rest of us who mostly want to "live and let live."

Maybe it's time to "slow down you move too fast" not necessarily to make anything last, but so there is time to think rationally.  Stop this "go with the flow" business and think about what is really being said and what is really happening.  We are not the helpless product of our environment.  We are it's creators!

Let's create a world where every single human being is truly free to be themselves, to find a life and a love that is personally satisfying and contributes to the public well being.  How it is done is up to them as long as it doesn't infringe upon the rights of others.