Tribe

I've already grown tired of politics and we still have almost a year left of the madness. I feel as though why should I be grateful for the option to vote if all the options to vote for are bad? If I am forced to choose the lesser of several evils? What happened to the great leaders our country used to have? What would life be like if we didn't have government? Obviously this wouldn't work in our society but what if I lived in a small tribe instead of this great country?

I think of tribes in Africa and around the world. They are so different from us. A whole different culture and belief system and way of life. In some ways it seems living in this way would be awful, like living like a wild animal. And we are human. Why shouldn't we live in houses and have government? But then, sometimes, late at night, I wonder what if I were to give in to my animal nature? What if I were to let go of all the worries and pressure and stress of my life? What if life were so much simpler?

I think deep down, no matter how much we judge these people, we all wish we could be more like them in some ways. Let loose of our inner selves. Dance naked around a camp fire to the steady beat of drums and laughter.

Like Tiger Lily, to be exotic and mysterious. Sometimes I wish my life could be more like that and less based on what society expects of me.