There are not any specific criteria to follow in order to classify someone as insane. Yet, a very well known writer, Paulo Coelho, said that, “a madman is he who lives in his own world,” which is rather appalling since it implies that all humans inhabit their own separate worlds. This is precisely why one should not wonder why certain characters go crazy, but why more people do not. While on this issue, one should also consider why it takes so long for those who do so. If all people dwell in different worlds, then there is not connection between them, which ultimately means that we are all alone. Loneliness is a good thing given that we all need to learn how to coexist with our bittersweet selves. However, experiencing a long lasting constant state of solitude can also have negative effects.
After a deeper look, one will find that there are more important concerns in the world than individual matters. There are hundreds of diseases that millions suffer for which humanity is still unable to provide cure or simply has not yet classify them as diseases at all. That world is unknown to most of the human race since most of us do not know what it is like to be under the vicious hand of a deadly ailment. The majority are only used to dealing with the flu or the like. Then, there are those millions who do not have the means to subsistence among whom there are many children while there are others who have so much they are unable to appreciate the small things in life. It seems impossible that as the world advances as a whole from an economic perspective, the majority of its inhabitants do not receive any benefits from such improvements. There are many who do not have enough for a decent meal while there are others who have more than they deserve. At the same time, countless minds go wasted because the family funds, if any, are not sufficient to provide them with a proper education, which becomes another point of interest since there are those who have the means, but not the drive.
Of course, one must not forget about crime. The world has become so full of criminals of all sorts, not only those who steal or murder, but those who discriminate or deteriorate the environment are also included in this category. The list of possible crimes one can commit extends beyond the physical realm. By destroying the only world we have to live in, a crime is committed: not only is our only home dying a little every second, but also masses are murdered not individuals. Those who perpetuate psychological crimes must also be held responsible for the many who become senseless everyday. Sadly, the madness can also cause its victims to lose control and execute said crimes themselves. These acts are far more powerful than their physical counterpart because they hide the real injury and they don’t leave any visible wounds.
Simultaneously, this problem extends beyond such boundaries because one might also marvel about whether an authentic insanity is a mere variation of a self-inflicted madness. People who are medically considered insane are only considered so due to certain characteristics that have been socially deemed as symptoms of such disorder. Nonetheless, there is absolutely not anyone who is qualified to make said judgment because the human race as a whole could perfectly well be suffering from a self-inflected madness. The purpose this madness serves is not yet clear, but if there is in fact a purpose then one must definitely be questioning why are not more people precisely becoming mad, and populating those lonely spaces which are waiting to be claimed.
Perhaps there is something good in the insanity that the world experiences even if it is difficult to understand. Possibly there is a method that is brought to life through the madness. As marvelous as it might seem, the method embedded in this practice could be one of the best inventions: a tactic to normally avoid reality. After all, psychosis is the loss of contact with reality.
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Poison Drops
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