The Freedom of Conscious Choice

The strength of the evil is the lack of consciousness, and the weakness of the good is their consciousness. But what if the good could be void of consciousness? What if whether I pursued evil or good would be indifferent to me, and I only chose one or the other because that is what I want to choose? Not because I feel compelled, not because I consider the consequences and the law, but because in this moment, I choose that instead of scheming, I shall create. Instead of making uglier, I shall beautify.

Whether I care about the other person or not is irrelevant; whether I smile at them or not is solely because I choose to— not because of expectations, not because of social requirement, but purely because of the will of the moment. I cross when it's green or when it's red because I choose to, and I don't because I choose to. If I get a fine for crossing on red, I pay the fine; if I don't want a fine, I don't cross on red. But it has to do solely with what I want and don't want. If I want to help someone, I help them; if I don't want to, then I don't.

A lot of what is considered obligation in this world is hard to enforce and depends on the acquiescence of the person. Meaning, if you don't want to pay taxes, you don't have to if you don't want to, and it's not so easy for them to find you if you don't. There are many ways to escape taxes. There are many ways to avoid many things if you don't want to do them. So, in the end, this realisation that you can do whatever you're doing only and solely because you want to is not such a confusing statement.

If you say, "But the law obliges me, society obliges me," yes, but you comply—and you can choose not to comply. "But they'll punish me, they'll jail me"—that’s because you didn't want to comply. It's all about want. The moment you become aware that everything in life is want and not want, it should be understood how free you are. The only shackles come from the lack of awareness of this.

Even as a child, when your parents say, "Go to sleep," you go to sleep because you want to sleep; otherwise, you could not sleep. You do well in your exams because you want to do well in your exams, and you enjoy your food because you want to enjoy your food. The power of want is much stronger than any other force. And once you become aware of it, you will feel less a victim of social pressures and obligations.