Edgar T King on Nostr: I was asked about my perspective of prisons and how it relates to being a better ...
I was asked about my perspective of prisons and how it relates to being a better person.
Prisons are truly a microcosm of the United States. All the angles of culture are represented: race, religion, orientation, income, etc...
From my perspective, a person is only as good or bad as they choose to be. Everyone has the potential to be either or anywhere on the spectrum between the two extreme ends. I acknowledge that people are usually a result of the upbringing, experiences, (e.g.). However, I know from my life experiences that you are not destined to repeat the patterns of your parent(s).
Being a better person, comes down to personal choice and the willpower to see it through.
Over the years, I've become very familiar with the mindsets of people that are addicts, thieves, murderers, rapists, and so on. Each one has their own moral code, believe it or not, and they adhere to it. Are they better people after they finish their sentences? I think they are if they choose to be.
I've run into quite a few people that I first met when they were incarcerated, some have become business owners, employees with decent jobs, and also homeless, re-addicted, or seen them on the inside again for their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc... incarcerations. They have to choose to change.
I know I've rambled on, this topic could be discussed for hours and hours. I apologize. But, if you made it this far I thank you.
DecentWisdom (npub1ew7…d533)
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Prisons are truly a microcosm of the United States. All the angles of culture are represented: race, religion, orientation, income, etc...
From my perspective, a person is only as good or bad as they choose to be. Everyone has the potential to be either or anywhere on the spectrum between the two extreme ends. I acknowledge that people are usually a result of the upbringing, experiences, (e.g.). However, I know from my life experiences that you are not destined to repeat the patterns of your parent(s).
Being a better person, comes down to personal choice and the willpower to see it through.
Over the years, I've become very familiar with the mindsets of people that are addicts, thieves, murderers, rapists, and so on. Each one has their own moral code, believe it or not, and they adhere to it. Are they better people after they finish their sentences? I think they are if they choose to be.
I've run into quite a few people that I first met when they were incarcerated, some have become business owners, employees with decent jobs, and also homeless, re-addicted, or seen them on the inside again for their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc... incarcerations. They have to choose to change.
I know I've rambled on, this topic could be discussed for hours and hours. I apologize. But, if you made it this far I thank you.
DecentWisdom (npub1ew7…d533)
#grownostr