Tell the People they are insane – and they will be

The spirit is smothered, as it were, by ignorance, but

so soon as ignorance is destroyed, spirit shine forth,

like the sun when released from clouds.

           Sankara

To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.

          Lucius Annaeus Seneca

One's own self conquered is better than all other people;

not even a god could change into defeat the victory of a

man who has vanquished himself, and always lives under restraint.

           Dhammapada

Lisa had also noticed a disquietening acceleration of government’s interest into Mental Health. Average Joe apparently is not fully in control of his wits it appears. To remedy this, a vast array of ‘sanity’ drugs is being prescribed to address this sudden affliction of society.

Those who had a bad day, those suffering stress from work, those who are emotionally on edge due to life’s struggles and those who did not sleep well last night are automatically labelled as suffering a mental health episode. Worst of all, the young defenceless children that are overly boistress or free of spirit are fed a cocktail of mind numbing drugs to ensure they ‘act’ and ‘fit in’ to a predetermined societal mode.

All humans, regardless of age or gender, are required to march in lockstep with the herd. Any individuality or joyful spirit activity cannot nor will not be tolerated. This especially means those who rebel at the constraints of a false society. Those who lash out against laws that do not honour nor respect the individual are painted as bad apples requiring drugs or imprisonment.

Freedom of (non violent) expression is abhorred. Freedom to challenge or escape the treadmill will also not be tolerated.

And Lisa saw the changes in schooling that aimed to limit exploration and enquiring minds. Only those who followed and passed defined outcomes were allowed to progress.

It is Control of the mind.