Heirarchy is everywhere and rules everyone, its been here forever. It is found in animals and humans, unless you relieve yourself of this self inflicted problem you will never be free. There are many forms of freedom an individual enjoys depending on his/her situation in life but freedom from heirarchy is something which you have to just flip a switch in your head and there it is - a whole new world opens up. Once you have your basic freedom, ie - relatively free of the need for basics (Food, Clothing, and Place to live) the next thing to do is to get free of hierarchy. I think this freedom frees you from many things which weigh on your brain. This is the single most important freedom which brings equality in your mind and makes you a happier and effective human.
How can you be free from heirarchy when you know it exists! Simple... just by not acknowledging it in your own head. Where is hierarchy the most prominent and institutionalized? At place of work. You work in a hierarchy you take commands and act on them or may give some commands of your own. Your ego is directly connected to your place in hierarchy. You are perpetually looking up trying to get to the next level and then next.
Understanding that every person is equal is the first step to freedom. If your ego wants to prove that you are better than others then it has to accept that you are also worse than others. But as a human we are equals. We all have similar things to deal with in Life. No matter your place in hierarchy you react similarly to various gamut of emotions and situations we are put through. It is shaped by our nature, but not by our place in hierarchy. You can be the bottom or top of totem pole and may have exactly similar personalities. As described in last blog - Here (Personality does not dictate Discipline). At a basic level we all are same. How we reached at a place in hierarchy has nothing to do with your human traits.
Once you believe that the person on top is not "better" than you and person below is not "worse" than you, it is simple to forget their hierarchy and react to them as humans. There is no way to worship hierarchy AND be fair in your dealing in life. Going on an elevator if you are treating the CEO and the Janitor differently then their is something wrong with freedom. If you are not sucking up to the CEO only then will you not be disdainful of the Janitor.
If you are expected to behave a certain way to keep your job, do by all means, but not in your head just in your outward appearance. Hierarchy is a game, play it but keep your heart out of it. Freedom of your heart is so much more important than any hierarchy you are stuck in. Experience freedom by experiencing hierarchy less world.
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