We Make Choices And Are In Turn

The Great Artist Michelangelo Claimed That His Sculptures Were Already Present In The Stone, And All He Had To Do Was Carve Away Everything Else. Our Understanding Of Identity Is Often Similar: Beneath The Many Layers Of Shoulds And Shouldn’ts That Cover Us, There Lies A Constant, Single, True Self That Is Just Waiting To Be Discovered.

Balancing Hopes, Desires And An Appreciating Of The Possibilities With A Clear-eyed Assessment Of The Limitations: That Is The Art Of Choosing.

The Less Control People Had Over Their Work, The Higher Their Blood Pressure During Work Hours. Moreover, Blood Pressure At Home Was Unrelated To The Level Of Job Control, Indicating That The Spike During Work Hours Was Specifically Caused By Lack Of Choice On The Job. People With Little Control Over Their Work Also Experienced More Back Pain, Missed More Days Of Work Due To Illness In General, And Had Higher Rates Of Mental Illness-the Human Equivalent Of Stereotypies, Resulting In The Decreased Quality Of Life Common To Animals Reared In Captivity.

I Mean Can You Walk To School On Your Own? Can You Study Science? Can You Study Math? Can You Go To A Normal School? Do You Need To Go To A Special School? What Is Going To Become Of You When You Grow Up? Are You Going To Have To Live On Social Security And Ssi?

We Are Sculptors Finding Ourselves In The Evolution Of Choosing, Not In The Results Of Choice.