“Rights,” and what they truly are

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You have the right to…. what? What truly are your rights? Rather than just accepting what everyone else tells you what your rights should be, have you given thought to what this concept of “rights” truly means, to you? Well obviously I can’t tell you what it should or should not mean for you, at best I can just explain my interpretation and hope you may find value.

I see a misunderstanding between the idea of rights and entitlement. Entitlement being that which you believe is owed to you, and rights being that of experiencing each moment. In my world or my perception, I am owed nothing; also it is true that my debt to anyone is zero. (I’m speaking beyond the ideas of physical matter, and into the realm of perception.) When I think about rights in the traditional sense, i.e. “right to bare arms, right to free speech, etc, etc, etc,” I see them as things that may or may not be true for certain people; more so, I see them as just ideas that people adopt. (I’m not saying they are void of value)

Beyond the politics of mans interpretation of this word, I’m more concerned with the true power that rests with knowing what my “rights” truly are. If I believe my rights are given to me by someone else, such as government or any outside influence, I give up my inherent power and hand it over to them; which seems to make life easier for some (even thought it really doesn’t), therefore at anytime I feel threatened I can look outside my own ability and place the responsibility for change on someone else. No thank you. This is seen anytime you see or hear yourself or someone else complain about the way things are.

Our true right, is the right to experience life as it is right now. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, but right now; the only place that truly exists. I have the right to see love, or see fear. I have the right to see forgiveness or blame. I have the right to perceive life how I see fit. This is my true right; perception. Regardless of what goes on around you, your true power lies in how you choose to perceive the world around you, and the world within you. This choice of perception, is a right you can never lose, it is something that can never be given, either. It simply is.

Did you find genuine value within this post? If you did, then most likely you know someone else who will as well. I invite you to share the goodness!
Namaste -Tigmonk