Healing and Hypnotherapy Special Mega Annual Issue 21 June 2017 | Page 31

The Rebel in Us
(The Writer , gives discourse on "Srimad Bhagvad Geeta " to the
corporate houses and a trained Clinical Hypnotherapist)
The growth of civilization has encouraged the growth of social
institutions that encourage order and structure amongst human beings.
The very purpose of most of these institutions – marriage , family ,
community, society, religion, etc. is to promote conformity. And yet it is
unrestrained creativity and ‘thinking outside the box ’ that has
pushed the boundaries of human thought and led to the progress
of civilization, technology and essentially, life as we know it today.
But when we say rebel we do not mean exhibitionist or attention grabber,
we mean a creative person with his/her own ideas.
Non-conformists or rebels are not understood by society . Starting from
their very families, they face conflict, ignorance and narrow mindedness.
Why is this? As a result of centuries of conditioning, most people do not
question belief systems and established ideas or theories ; when they
encounter thoughts outside their purview, they either run away from it, or
just rationalize it. Rebels are the ones who question the philosophy of
others. And while pondering over any issue they come up with their own
original ideas.