Honestly, I would never like to have my future be decided and written out for the rest of my life. Our lives in Malaysia aren't even that controlled, rules for safety, rules for property, not any rules that are in The Giver. We have choices if we want to do some work, choices to do what we want. In The Giver, they don't really have a choice to do volunteer hours or else they don't graduate and have to have their own private ceremony later and are shunned for it.
Of course, freedom of choice is important for choosing what you have to work with or live with. What if you don't like the choice they give you, it may not fit what you're interested in. Having a spouse, they may be most compatible, single and appropriate, just for you, but that doesn't matter if it happens to be someone you weren't very interested in. All those romance movies and romance comedies would have to make a run for it if the government chose your spouse.
The main idea is: I would never want to have someone deciding my future. If it was my parents pushing me to become a doctor or something, just because it was good for my future, I would only choose a job with a passion for it, my eyes wide open and concentrating on it. It would never be just that person's choice, it would be mine as well. If someone was pushing me in to a relationship, I would push back as much as I could if I didn't want it. If it was someone I did take interest in, again, no one would just push me in. Never, am I going to let someone run my life when it is mine.
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ReplyDeleteYour blogpost was well done. It not only expressed your opinion, but also made it entertaining, which is hard to do for such a serious subject. It was entertaining, because you made it about you and not just the general people and that was what it was supposed to be about, YOUR opinion on the matter. You were clear and offered a sufficient explanation. I agree with you, I would not want my future to be decided by others. I liked your concluding sentence, because it is so true. It is our lives, so we should be able to decide our future by ourselves. Your blogpost enhanced my knowledge of the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry, because I was able to understand the disadvantages of having a future decided by others, like in Jonas's community. Good job. :)
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