My Enlightenment

In my view, Enlightenment is a period when people begin to genuinely think for themselves. It is a time when people are no longer worried about social pressures and things that they cannot control. I don't expect people to all be happy, but I do expect Enlightenment to open everyone's minds and offer a brand new perspective. This perspective should allow people to see past propaganda and their own ridiculous behaviors. It should be a time in which people make selfless decisions without the hopes of getting anything in return. The Enlightenment should liberate people from their endless lust for wealth and power. Money should no longer be the divine power that controls our people. Instead, the Enlightenment should teach us how to work together in order to achieve goals that we are all attempting to reach. People will no longer have individualistic mind-sets because greed should no longer be an issue. Untainted freedom of thought should also exist and nothing should be considered taboo. We should finally be allowed to challenge concepts that we may find questionable. When Enlightened, people should realize that we cannot understand everything and cannot verify anything. Senses should no longer dominate our beliefs when the Enlightenment arrives. We should all learn to think rationally with few emotional distractions. Life should be better for everyone, but not because we have more materials, but because we will have a greater understanding of life's realistic possibilities. No longer will we pursue things that we hope will make us infinitely blissful, because Enlightenment will teach us that happiness is not necessary for us to be content with ourselves. For me, Enlightenment is a time when things become utopian. My expectations of what Enlightenment should be are unrealistic but that doesn't matter since it is only my idea. Enlightenment should be a time when we are happy with ourselves and no longer care how the world views us. All that should matter is that we know we are good people by our own standards. This is my Enlightenment.