We are persuaded by institutions of learning laws of science take place while we live out our lives the best we may. We are taught the weak are overcome by the strong; the vanquished must succumb to the will of the conqueror. With these premise the world displays an ironic enigma because the majority of the population of the world is occupied by the meek. Most of those whom presume to have the control have historically had such leadership only for a few generations at most.

Have we no will as to whether we shall be a predator or prey? What we do with our lives is decided by who, what, and why we allow of ourselves to be subject to. From the instant we are each born, we are brought into a family; a network of relatives, adoptive parents, or sponsoring organization. By them we are first introduced to society. Through these initial bonds with people, we become exposed to communities, then institutions of education, religion, and governments. After learning culture, ideologies, and fellowships, we begin to establish what will be our culture: our beliefs, behaviors, norms, and taboos; from these we build our relationships. Once we have established these ways for our lives, they can not be taken from us, unless we are willing to surrender them.

Even under the scrutiny of a tyrannical government whose sole purpose is to exploit the resources of its nation, we still have the choice to choose if we will live or die under such a regime. How we will live in a harsh society remains our decision to decide. This is the difference between “existing” and “subsisting” or “living” or “surviving”. No one or anything can take from us our freedom of choice, no matter where or how we live. The writers of the United States Constitution eloquently said, “We are born with inalienable rights…” We have the right to be who we want to be no matter what circumstances we experience. It is our lives, so we choose to live or die for those whom or what we cherish as more important to each of us.

There may always be bullies in this world, but no one can take any worldly possession from us. We are the ones who will evaluate the worth of what is to be given and then determine what shall be the price of what is removed. Often tyrants believe they can terrorize people to conforming to their will; while the truth is each of us will choose to submit to their cruelty and dictatorship in order to sustain some quality of life. This only offers those whom would impose their mandates upon the so-called sheep a false sense of security in their control. For at some point a victim will decide they do not want to be victimized anymore and at some limit will someone who is suffering decide they do not want to suffer the pain anymore. Our existence is not just about the survival of the fittest, but our co-existence together. This world is no one person’s or group alone, it belongs to all to share and manage collectively; that is the price of our freedom. We each individually choose to live or die based on what we each value the most. No one can take that choice away from us.