The System

Each of us attempt to live through life the best way we may with what we have to make do with our own personal events. For most of us it seems unimportant what governments may have done and may do, what actions other people take, what teachers instruct, what services are rendered or taken away, and how information is disseminated, until these matters somehow directly affect our lives or the lives of those we are concerned. Most of the time what society does seems distant to us. But, are they really?

For those of you who have seen the movie “The Matrix”, you may recall an imaginary science fiction film about people struggling against mechanical parasites which create a virtual fantasy world for their human hosts. Such a matrix world appears a terrible delusion, yet such a world may have been subconsciously imagined from a glimpse of our own reality. Certainly we do not live in a realm that is totally illusionary, but we do live in a society where we are continually subjected to what others want us to believe. This writing is not an episode about another conspiracy theory; it merely acknowledges something eerie going on with our lives and about the bureaucracies which influence us. We are controlled by people so covert most of us have no clue as to who these people are among us. From the moment we open our eyes to see and clear our ears to listen what is going on out there in the world, we become exposed to the ways of the “System”.

The System has been defined by several names. For example, among minorities they are often referred to as “the man”, to conspiracy buffs they are called: “the Illuminati” or “the Secret Society”, to political concerns they maybe called “the Industrial Complex”. No matter what these who are members of the System may call themselves, they attempt to have a foothold on everything and everyone in whatever we do, however insignificant you may think of this.

The System regulates what we will see, hear, feel, smell, and breathe. Though our world is not a virtual reality, it is filled with many illusions, deceptions, propaganda to steer us, omissions of facts hidden from us, and outright lies to keep us from knowing truths. Whether we read the newspaper, turn on the radio, or click on the television we are bombarded with images the System wants us to believe. The System surrounds us with networks to protect and conceal their intentions. They inundate us with talk shows on the television and radio so we can vent our frustrations and empathize with others whom struggle unanswered questions about everything from the simple things to complex issues. Every so often, the System will build our hopes with new political icons to champion our causes, while these puppets have already had strings attached to them. The System controls most of our politicians; and the ones they can not harness they will eliminate them. Yes, they choose who will live and who will die.