Autonomy

Definition; - the right, or condition of self-government.

In our society, autonomy, is pretty much everything. The right for everyone to have assay in all that effects them and in everything they do. From a young age people are taught that their life is their life and their life only. To an extent this is true. No longer is it working together to get a better life for the community but work hard for yourself because it’s your life after all, or is it? Think, think on whether your actions only effect you and you alone or do they affect others?
Despite what we think and are taught, our actions, all our actions, no matter what, have some effect on someone other than ourselves. Be it big or small. This effect may not affect the person’s life much but sometimes, that small effect may have a major impact that you’re not even aware of. Even the actions we do that we think only effect ourselves affect others who are close to us, even those who aren't. 
So what should we do? We should try and make sure our actions are positive or at least have positive effects on those around us as we aren’t the only ones in the world despite what we are led to believe. Our lives aren’t only just about us, we are a community, and a community works together for the greater good of everyone. Self-autonomy isn’t a part of it.

Here are some articles that I recently read concerning ourselves in relation to everyone else. I hope they open your mind to the topic and make you think and wonder as they did to me when I read them.

I hope that this post is of some help, if not an eye opener to an issue that seriously needs to be addressed. Love you all,
Ellah xx

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