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Self-inflicted Slavery
Being, and having, brings with it, some form of slavery.
He who has something to lose ends up being a slave to whatever that he has to lose. In the very same way that a sensible speaker is a slave to making sense.
So, as soon as an unemployed person gets employed, he too becomes a slave to “remaining” employed. And, he who plans a journey becomes a slave to its path.
The lover in he who marries becomes restricted to loving the lover in their lover.
Likewise, a reputable man is a slave to "maintaining" his reputation.
(To be obsessed with "freedom" is to be a slave.)
© Mokokoma Mokhonoana [mokokoma.com + @mokokoma ]
He who has something to lose ends up being a slave to whatever that he has to lose. In the very same way that a sensible speaker is a slave to making sense.
So, as soon as an unemployed person gets employed, he too becomes a slave to “remaining” employed. And, he who plans a journey becomes a slave to its path.
The lover in he who marries becomes restricted to loving the lover in their lover.
Likewise, a reputable man is a slave to "maintaining" his reputation.
(To be obsessed with "freedom" is to be a slave.)
© Mokokoma Mokhonoana [mokokoma.com + @mokokoma ]
Essays by Mokokoma Mokhonoana
(A selection of a few published writings by Mokokoma. For more writings: http://mokokoma.com)
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