Equilibrium.

Firstly, what is equilibrium? The right balance between 2 things is equilibrium. There are different kinds of equilibrium.

Here we are talking about the equilibrium between what the society wants from us and what we wish for ourselves. We need to strike the right balance between them to live an easy-going life.

But this equilibrium between the society and us is not easy to achieve. We all want to do things our way but the society limits us. It tells us what can be done and what can’t be done.

This gives rise to social groups which fight for societal change. Like the feminist group is trying to get the society to accept a more liberal and powerful woman. Then there are other groups which are fighting to get the backward classes to be given equal status in a society.

All of this is done to get to the equilibrium between society and us. The only 2 ways of getting there are:

1. Moulding ourselves to how the society wants us to be.

2. Changing what the society expects from us.

The first is easy as it requires no revolting or fighting whatsoever. While the second method requires a lot of effort because changing societal mindset is not easy.

It’s convenient to say we should do what we want. The reality is we have to comply with the societal rules up to some level. We are looking for this equilibrium.

Whichever method we use to get there, I just hope we get there soon.

-ChoubeySahab