I can’t imagine all of the things you would miss if you aren’t open to new people and experiences.  People who get set in their ways, accept stereotypes, accept that some things are thought of as taboo; miss out on life in my opinion….I guess they get to live but they are restricted all through it simply because they have made up their mind and formed opinions on things before they ever experience them.  If you don’t go for it and at least things, how do you ever know. 

Now I’m sure there are some things that you don’t really need to try or your life will be just as complete without trying; for example, I don’t need to kill someone to know that it’s wrong and that I shouldn’t and don’t want to.  If for no other reason than I don’t want to go to jail.  But some people categorize things and wrong or bad just because they are unusual or not talked about a lot in our society.  An example of this is sex in general and all of the kinks that can go along with sex.  In other countries it is out in the open for all to see, there are sex toys sold in the windows of shops on the main streets…yet here in the US we make sexuality something that can sell products but can’t be talked about…which I think is why we have so much teen pregnancy. 

So many people want to live life according to what they have been taught, but what I have learned is that leaves you with the life filled with your parents’ ideals, and nothing of yourself.  How can you live your own life if you’re never open enough to experience things for yourself?

Tags: experience, Life
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