HOW ABOUT NOW?

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HOW ABOUT NOW?

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When did I develop free will?

I didn't have free will over my place of birth, nationality, language

I didn't choose my family of origin, century I was born in 

Planet I was born on

No one asked me what gender, body type or IQ I wanted

Nor which parents, siblings, state or religious affiliation I might like

The schools and church I attended were not my decisions

The adults and children I was required to interact with were not ones I picked

Even my personality was molded by all these lessons, sermons, lectures, books

And expectations

Childhood was a series of lessons they insist I learn

Sermons they insist I believe, a society they insisted I conform to.

At some point free will was supposed to kick in

Suddenly I am fully responsible for my actions and reactions

Even though I had absolutely no choice before.

When did this free will finally kick in?

I date it from when I decided to reject their lessons, sermons

Inculcation, when I refused to conform and play nice

When I said no to values and standards that I clearly see are stupid

While I might be a product of a particular time and place

I am no longer a commodity, a sheep to be sheared

An automaton of conformity

I broke free as I will

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