People are born and are everywhere in chains. Some forge their own, link by link, others are fettered by the cruel and demeaning...no mater how we get there we do get there, yet for the mind no prison can stop up its thoughts, they remain unbounded. There, now I maybe wrote too much, but I think you hit it unerringly. Well done, Ponderous. Thanks.

I agree with Greg. I adore the last line- so true.

...hhhhaaa, i afraid to laugh...that last line is a rump kicker...love the leg-up so i can see into the compound of the pandoran existence we share in a few well-chosen words. kewl.

If it is the right surrender it can be unshackling actually! A philosophical tome to challenge the mind! Of course, St.Paul wrote about being "slaves" to sin or "slaves" to righteousness. The first leads to eternal death, the latter to eternal live. So indeed one must choose his chains very carefully!

Never have liked that word. Most of the years I didn't like it was because I didn't like giving up even a little of my self will. But the reason I don't like it now is that it smacks of doing stuff you don't choose to do. The preferable approach to your mind-awakening dilemma is to choose consciously, wisely, and with heart. Then there is really no sacrifice. Thanks for the wake-up call, Tony.