Really its a day we love to hate, most say that they hate school, but the thrill of getting back into your "horrid" uniform, seeing everyone again and getting updated on the gossip of the summer is undeniable. Anyway, whether you agree with my previous statement or not is unimportant. This post is devoted to rules, and what better place to find rules?! In school!
This morning, as I sat in form class, listening to the school rules being rhymed off by our form teacher, as the rest of the class rolls their eyes at what they think to be stupidity, I had a thought... We love rules!
Now, before you stop reading, and think I have gone insane, just think about it ... we love being told what to do, given direction. I have come up with 2 suggestions why we like this authority...
1. Its the human of being to love to complain! We all do it.. ask any of my friends and they will assure you that I'm a pro when it comes to complaining. However when it comes to an authoritive figure, we enjoy the fact that we can complain about them to each other, its a somewhat bonding exercise ... Have you ever noticed that it is easy to make friends with someone by having a mutual "hatred" of one person ... complaining about something like the rules they have forced upon you, or the decisions they have made for you.
2. We love being given direction ... face it, without rules and boundaries in our lives, we would be unstable. We wouldn't know how far we could push authority, and this "not knowing" terrifies us! We love to know where our limits and boundaries lie because the fear of the unknown in our lives has mentally degrading side effects. Take for example, if the school suddenly eradicated all rules on uniform ... at the start we would all be wary, not knowing whether we would get in trouble or not for breaking the "Non existent" rules. Then it would only take one 'rebellious' student to start loosing their top button or not wearing their tie, and then the whole school would spiral into a start of madness where people end up coming to school wearing nothing .... Ok so it probably would not go to those extreme lengths. However after a while we would be bored with having no rules, and get agitated by the fact that we can do what we want as far as uniform is concerned. This is where the protests for rules to be reinforced may come (ok well not exactly protests) but people may start speaking out. Making me consider that we all have this 'rebellious' streak inside us. We possibly may like rules because they are boundaries that are set in stone, and we enjoy pushing them... it adds a little excitement to our lives!
So whether you agree with me or not, rules are a part of our lives and are more than likely here to stay!
Therefore... have fun pushing the boundaries (Don't tell teachers I said that)
Love
Vicky x
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