I want to share this story that reminded me of this quote from Rousseau.

It’s about this boy called “Hagi” that lives in a society in which has a strict social class.
He is the one of the families from the lowest social class called “Kusagi”.
So…I guess I will begin telling part of the story.

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“Yes, we are Kusagi. But does that mean starving is something that cannot be helped since we are Kusagi? Does that mean not being able to drink a medicine when dying because of a disease; is something we just need to accept? We, the Kusagi, live just like the others in the upper class.”

“Hagi…you…….
Stop it. Don’t you dare say that again. We are Kusagi. We just needs to accept and follow the destiny of Kusagi.”

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I think this story really represents the quote “Man are born free, but society corrupts man,” by Rousseau. Why? Because the characters in this story are tangled up with rules and social classes. They are limiting their abilities and way of life in order to survive in the community. I wish that there was a way for all the people to live proud and joyful about their life.
But anyways, about the society corrupting human souls, I think I have seen the effect during the trip to the amazons. Several of the people became more positive and less affected by the peer pressure from society. And, I was one of them. I think I was able to become more opened and active.