Tell me what to do...

No, really. I need you to tell me what to do. Because I am obviously so pathetic and incompetent that I can't function without order. More precisely, your order. The one you're about to give me.

I've been starting to notice a trend, not necessarily a good trend either, but a trend non the less. Society now-a-days is very market driven, and everyone who has some drive themselves is attempting to forge their own path on the consumer highway. The trend I've noticed is in part, people trying to make a name for themselves by looking for that niche market, the only problem is that niche market that they're attempting to open is to tell everyone how to live their lives.

Now, for centuries there have been schools that taught young girls how to be young ladies, and school that taught boys how to become men. And in these places of education people were taught to lead, or taught to follow. For some reason I saw the time from the 60s through till today as a break away from the lead of follow mentality. I had for some reason seen a trend of independent free thinkers emerge and thought that this time in which I am living will truely be a time for a change of thinking.

Yet, amongst all this, the same old schools of thought are attempting to re-emerge to tell you how to behave, what to think, what to say, and who to say it to.

There are etiquette schools, business relationship schools, classes on inappropriate behaviour but my favourite is the self-help book. A book that tells you how to help yourself. Really. You need some person who doesn't know you, who doesn't care about you, to tell you the ways to fix the issues in your life and then charge you for the privilege? At this rate we'll be waiting with baited breath for the next big self help book on how to wipe your own arse!

HUMBUG!

Frankly, and this is me being nice, the type of existence we are forging for ourselves as a society is one of complete and utter dependence, not independence. The old antiquated, archaic ways of thinking do not belong in my world.

So here's what I'm going to tell you to do.

Me the hypocrite, becoming part of the illegitimate educators who think telling people their way of existing is the right way, however I won't charge a fee for my advice. I won't expect anyone to take heed of my advice as well, because for some reason people today don't see the value in free advice...

Stop following. Stop waiting for someone to take your money to tell you how to live your life better. If you don't know an answer to one of life's confounding issues, don't look to someone else. Don't alleviate yourself of the responsibility of living your own life. Take charge and find your own answers by making your own mistakes.

I'm not talking about discovering if it's possible to drive blindfolded. That's fucking stupid. But take the sensible risks with your life that you know exist and make the mistakes along the way that will teach you and give you the experience every person needs.

Talk to your crush. Realise that the hardest choices are usually the right ones, and don't, please don't let anyone make those decisions for you.

People trying to make money from selling common sense. Ridiculous. It's your life. Live it.