An open mind

This one's how an open mind can help you see things differently and for me it was part of my favourite journey

We're wired every moment of our lives,
We think like the society makes us think,
We believe in things we see,
And all of it is an institution of something,
Something we believe is true, real
Some of us even consider it so right that we support 'honor killing';

This etches our little minds into the young adults we become,
We are more free thinking as children who know nothing, who question everything, and most importantly who dream,
As we grow up, we are rubbed by the societal beliefs unconsciously,
Very few times do we realise we were mere babies churned out to become our societal selves,
It's not right or wrong,
It's just not really us,
It's an impression our society leaves, our parents leave, our siblings and other loved ones leave,
Not that it's bad, it's just an unconscious self we develop into;

And in these live barriers,
I personally hate cultural, creed, race, religion barriers,
But I did use the word 'hate',
Which makes me a less tolerable person,
It also means I get affected by the societal structures as much as others,
We are a part of this human churning machine and very few of us actually think and realise it,
And in spite of my belief of me having no cultural biases,
I did have my own share....I still do,
And here's what somebody pointed out to me,
I wasn't offended but shocked....it also took me sometime to understand what it meant,
And here I am working on making myself a better me,
Trying to consciously decide and not get biased unconsciously,
This was a step to my genuine growth and I'm growing here,
I am so thankful to this human;

Side note -

Don't get me wrong,
A structure has its own benefits,
Society also stops us from being an uncouth mass of vanderers,
But it can be better, free, non-judgemental, human
So here's our request,
Think, question, dream,
There is nothing etched in the stone,
Be who you are while you live,
Or it'll burn you before you know it!

-This philosophy hit me hard, so I am sharing it with you but it's not mine. It's what a great friend of mine once told me. Not sure if names would be appreciated, so not naming here....my friend should write maybe :)