A group can be a collective of independent individuals. They co-operate on raising the standard of living and share experiences with whom they please. A group might also serve as a hiding place for those who are full of fear. They give support to a leader that brings them salvation, liberation from the duties of living. It is in these groups where adaptation is required and submissiveness a standard. How much I dislike this.

The world consists of many types of groups. We take part in different kind of groups at the same time, though they all share some basic values we think are important. I prefer dealing with people that share the idea of individual responsibility and volunteered sharing. I struggle when being with those who do what they were told to do. Even worse, they continue this tradition of submissiveness by forcing it upon others.

I guess that human beings need to give their lives some meaning. We have to live with the fact that we know that we are. We are conscious of what we do, and how fragile a human life is. Some give their life significance by donating their spirit and efforts to a greater leader. In these groups people are rewarded for living in hiding. Protection comes at the price of self determination.

I am greedy when it comes to autonomy. I don’t need a group to impose all kinds of restrictions that look simplistic to me. I understand that some people are in need of leadership and salvation, but don’t count on my submissiveness! I prefer undertaking the effort to live my own insecure life. It is the only way one can really live anyway. Another life seems pointless to me.

I strive to be an individual. Well… Am I one? Is there room to be one, do I need to adapt?

I figured that I can only be an independent individual in a group of like-minded independent individuals. With other people I either need to adapt or friction arises. But anyway, the group of like minded individuals probably collides with other groups in the world. So, I think that there is no absolution. My freedom will be relative, and depending on the epoch and ideas of other individuals and groups.

My life has a meaning when I decide it has one. It is meaningless when I decide it is. Life would be empty when it cannot be lived without external intervention. Giving in to peer pressure makes it less meaningful. Groups can be mind-killers. They might demand your soul and burn what makes you stand out from the rest. I am not loyal to a group. I might connect with it. This is far more powerful. I fear that those who love social engineering won’t agree.