The problem with trying to control everything is it is the antithesis of what it means to be human. When you try to control everything and everyone around you, it actually creates a toxic environment. Humanity is the wonderful, beautiful, stunning thing it is because of our ability to be free and thrive. Our greatest achievements have been when we have dared to step into darkness, when we have asked the questions no-one else has dared, when we have defied authorities and declared we are more than you say, when we have stopped and looked beyond ourselves, when we have understood how minuscule we are, yet how momentous we can be, when we have refused to believe impossible is actually a word.
Control is toxic because it eats away at the core of what it means to be human. History teaches us that those who have been controlled and oppressed, have become so dejected and helpless they have finally said, "Enough," and risen up and become a people of greatness, a people of wonderful opportunity. The Arab Springs shows us that you can only beat a man down for so long. The abolition of slavery showed that when you try to control humanity, which is built up with fierce passions, unconditional love, absolute belief in oneself and fear of nothing, no man or ideology will be able to quench such a tide.
The need to control comes from fear and insecurity. When we try to control everything to the tiniest details, it is a reflection of our insecurities and inability to control our own emotions and our mental state. We are afraid of ourselves and fear the shadows that come to us when we go to bed. We are unsure of who we are what we are and so we try to control people and situations to authoritarian levels because we hope it will compensate for the fear that keeps us awake at night.
Absolute control never works because humans are built to break free and smash chains (mental or physical ) because that is who we are and what makes us so fucking beautiful.
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