The gothic mind is a limitless mind
but you may choose to refer to me as creepy and weird. Why don’t you call me an
individual with no particular direction? I’m here, far from you because the society
has a limited philosophy and ideology. I stand afar from the scene because; I
wouldn’t want to be limited by its inability to get out of the box. I want to
remain outside of that limited-tiny box. Your world is too small for me to
exist. I need a better space, even beyond the horizon. FREEDOM! Yes, freedom is
all I seek, to simply break out of societal constriction. I’m unwaveringly
flying like an urufia bird; you don’t know that name, because you are not free.
To start the story of my freedom,
you must know this. Simply put, the society is a group of people with
collective interest, though this could vary from community to community.
However, every society must have collective ideas on morality, ethics and
politics. Lord Devlin said, “the bonds which holds a society together are not
physical but invisible bonds of common thought. If the bonds of a society were
too far relaxed, members would drift apart. A common, morality is part of the
bondage. The bondage is part of the price of the society; and mankind which
needs society, must pay its price.”
But far from it, the Australian
Values Study Section 35 submits, “one of the greatest problems of our time
however, is that elites in politics, society, media and even in some religious
organizations have turned their backs on the traditional conceptions of right
and wrong. Some have done so deliberately- others support ideas and causes
which have (for them) the unintended effect of undermining values to which they
are committed.”
My fear however in this article
as relatively tied to the above values study, is that if the institutors of
these values and laws break them every now and then, how can other members of
the society adhere or stay committed to these values and laws? A question, we
can’t discard in this our “yarn”
Based on the Judeo-Christian section 18:2,
“people have to feel connected to a shared moral community. There is a yearning
for morality that invariably is genetic-and far too many of us in this society
have a hole in our souls because, day to day, it just isn’t there.”
Though laws and values are
necessary factors in the society to help curtail anarchy, how do we justify
that these common laws and values instituted by some cabal in the society are
actually what truly defines one as living right or wrong? And how those
following a particular trend or pattern determine your being right or wrong?
The society gave a structure of
how life should be lived so there would be order, it didn’t state that we all
must use the same pattern to arrive at what we all term as moral.
In every society, there are a set
of people who stand out, regardless of any situation, they like to be referred
to as the free thinkers or the gothic minds. Goths are mostly individuals who
live their lives the way they want to, not conforming to a particular style;
the way most people are subjected or told to live their lives. They are a group
of people who listen and make up their own minds rather than accept the moral
rules of the society because they are told to do so. Because many people are
conformed to one style of living, these free thinkers are often rejected in the
society. Many people have developed a misconception of who goths are, a lot of
people term them as satanic or cultists because of their mode of dressing or
approach to certain things in life. Fundamentally speaking, these are not true.
Being different, taking another pattern, living their lives regardless of what
others think does not make this free thinkers immoral or devoid of values. They
only do what they do, the way they know how to do it. Goths have open mind and
that’s what makes them unique and exceptional, they’ve refused to have enclosed
minds like every other person in the society. These people are intelligent,
they see beyond what ordinary eyes can see. Being a goth does not require any
specific qualification, goths all have different interest, hobbies, fashion
sense, religion, different occupation such as doctors, lawyers, tradesmen, even
down to the common man. Their life style may vary, but their exceptional way of
reasoning, their free way of thinking makes them stand out. Believably true,
most goths have a high level of intelligent quotient. Because their thinking is
quite deep, the public see them as weird, but that’s the beautiful path of
being a goth. There are never afraid of coming out openly about who they really
are or how they feel. Sadly, Undisputable is the fact that goths are people
like everyone else even though they are distinct. Can the society freely
express what bothers it without having some gothic traits? How can we ask
political leaders questions when we conceal our thoughts in pretense? I express
myself, and I ask question, because I want to be free at all time.
The brand, my brand has survived
the test of time, because of its eccentricity and its ability to reason outside
the box, process and analyze anything it hears or sees (Politics or whatever).
Many have misconstrued who I’m, ‘but I no send una’. Some people are against
why I act young, dress young or look young. Is there any rule that we must act
certain ways when we get to certain age and what makes people think acting old
when you are old justifies your being morally upright? Being different, doesn’t
make anyone demonic. The fact is that even people, who might be demonic, do not
go for a public display of it. Why is my supposed demonic power always in the
glare of the public?
Being free minded and distinct has made me to
ask certain pressing questions, ordinary people cannot ask, making my brand an invaluable
material that continues to be of befit
to our nation, our youth.
The reasons our society has seized to grow are
because, a lsot of Nigerian youth are docile, they accept everything they are
told and swallow hook line and sinker, and they can’t sit up and make decisions
for themselves. They are so afraid to ask questions even though everything is
obviously going wrong.
The society is being raped by the
government, but no one is aggressively asking questions. The youth have allowed
their fates to be tied to leaders who in a free world do not exist. If only
Nigerian youth could imbibe exceptional minds like the gothic minds and refuse
to be subjected to frivolous societal rules. If only they knew, they can succeed
with just freedom on their palm. Our society currently needs people who
wouldn’t just settle for anything. People with the ability to decide for
themselves what is true and what’s not. We need people with independent minds,
despite the societal cord that ties everyone together.
But it is quite pathetic that
intelligent and reasonable people have out of fear committed this nation into the
hands of miscreants and misfits. The gurus at home and in diaspora should come
return in search of freedom. The most sorry part, is how these evil
perpetrators often meet to scheme new ideas while those who should be at the
helm of affairs are nowhere to be found.
For a better society, people need
to take responsibility, as it is the foundation of any leadership. When people
run away from what they should do and lose hope to power mongers, then things
might never change. We all must be willing to participate, only then can we
push out leaders who are only in power to protect their own interest, and not
for the freedom of the rest of us.
Also, there needs to be
attitudinal change. Things need to revolve. Our youth need to think
aggressively (not negatively). There is no need to be paralyzed with fear.
In this journey and quest for
freedom, brainteasers need to come together and form alliance. There is a need
for networking amongst like minds, to draw a plan and strategize on how this
nation can properly run. Structures should be set up to automatically work
against any bad governance or leadership. I Advocate for gothism, even as I
remain gothic. This is my plea, a plea from the heart. Fight for your freedom
today.
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