Absence of Boundaries by fixed845inc on Blogster

When my father in law was on his death bed he was struggling to tell us something about what it was like. He said, "So this is how they do it, they erase a little bit at a time" as he stared smiling, off into space. I imagined that the scene before his eyes was replete with blank smudges spread randomly.

You can fashion a definition of death from his statement. Here's mine. Death is the gradual loss of things which hold everything else together. Things can be people or objects or places. But regardless of which, they all have boundaries. They all have a line which separates their inside from that which is outside. Boundaries are important because they define who we are and who we are not. This is true for individuals and nations as well.

It is my opinion that we are living in a time when societal and individual boundaries are being gradually erased. If true, this is serious because something vital is dying as a result. What could be dying, you ask: our sense of identity, that which makes us unique, that which defines us as separate and private and having rights that should be inviolate.

The example s are endless: our open border with Mexico and the out of control entry of illegals, the absence of informational privacy, the wiping away of limits and societal controls when so many feel victimized and entitled to do whatever they want without consequence, and so on.

There is another example that poignantly illustrates the point. Each of us plays a number of roles in life: husband, father, teacher, boss, employee,etc., Each role is ordinarily confined to a specific place where that role is appropriate. So we are employees at work, students at school, husbands at home, athletes on the ball field. What happens to the usual order of things when people regularly engage in highly personal behavior in public places like when someone holds an intimate conversation on their cell phone for everyone to hear while on a plane or at work. They have obliterated the usual boundaries. They do it and couldn't care less. It happens all the time.

Boundaries are being erased a little at a time.

6 comments on Absence of Boundaries

greatmartin said 2 years ago
I would say boundaries are, and have been, erased very quickly over the past 20-30 years--very few kids have any today--imagine when they start to 'rule' the world![SAD][THUMBDOWN]
fixed845inc said 2 years ago
It doesn't take much imagination. They've started. [THUMBUP]
centurion said 2 years ago
But isn't this whole blogosphere another erasure of previous boundaries, but one that is good? I think some boundaries are arbitrary and confine rather than define. Like the boundary that used to separate me from you, until the internet erased it. Then again, the internet also erased the boundary between kids and all that vile porn, so maybe you're right after all.
fixed845inc said 2 years ago
You make an excellent point that must be addressed. A distinction has to be made between legitimate necessary boundaries and fetters that unnecessariy bind. The removal of chains undoubtedly frees the soul. Clearly, our governmental leaders because of conflicting interests confuse the two. The American people are much less confused. The public wants border control. That is in our best interest. You and I know that sharing our thoughts through this medium frees us from the unnecessary limitations of distance without jeopordizing who we are. Children do not yet have the good judgment to differentiate and must be protected. Thanks for bringing this forward. [COOL]
htargett said 2 years ago
I don't think I agree with you and will try and gather my thoughts on this subject on a blog tomorrow! I guess that's what it is all about![THUMBUP]
fixed845inc said 2 years ago
Go for it. For me, it truly is about that. Ideas that can be improved by input from others are better for it. [THUMBUP]