Freewill vs. Social Conditioning

Spinning the threads of story & hair for the silkworms of freewill. A fantastical & fun short story about symbolism & living for the self.

I decided to cut my hair today, because of freewill and all. What better way to cut the threads of societal conditioning than with a pair of crooked, creaky sheers? At least that's what the algorithm says. I don't know why that is, or why scissors only come announced in pairs, I simply have always wanted to try it. Besides, my hair needed the pruning for nothing should be more unruly than me, not even my hair. You see, I thought the task to be a challenging one, considering people typically pay someone else to trim, chop, and up do their hair. On the contrary, it is rather easy, fun in fact, to hear the metallic "ping" of the steel jaws snap shut and to watch the auburn strands flutter to the floor.

Chop it short, the algorithm proclaims, so you may wear your rebellion for all to see. For whom? Sure, I want someone to ask, "who cut your hair," so I may present them with a fantastical story: you see, I came across a silkworm the other day on my walk along the forest. He seemed tired and unable to spin his cocoon to rest. Having read somewhere that every sliver of hair contains silica, I reasoned I had plenty to spare to the silkworm... But alas, dear reader, I didn't cut my hair for 'them,' or for anyone for that matter except myself. And perhaps the birds, and the silkworm, or other creatures who may make use of the thread. I only desire to do and experience a great many of things, even something so small and simple as cutting my own hair.

Reader, it is a challenging feat to swim against the currents of social conditioning when such programming has been ingrained into us to follow the flow of the tide. But know this, we have nothing to prove by which way we choose to travel along the river, only that you move how you are being called to. It is another challenging thing to learn to listen to your own heart, your soul, but becomes easier with practice and is always rewarding to follow your intuition. I know, I said it would be difficult, yet everything good and worthwhile in this life must be earned. Every gesture doesn't need to be grand; it can be as simple as cutting your own hair.