i dont know whether im losing my mind or losing control. in any case, im losing something. i think.
so, lets give it some thought. why would i say im losing my mind? i dont know, maybe because its getting harder and harder to think like a sane person? its like going mad is the only right thing to do! but isnt that just losing control of one's mind? i mean, if you become insane, you've lost your mind, and if you've lost your mind, you've just lost control of yourself. so, does that mean, im controlling my own mind? of course. so, i am like a slave to myself because i exercise mind control over myself? but i am the one who is exercising control over myself, then im also the master. so im a master and slave of myself? ok...i think im just trying to confuse myself.
ok, lets change it a bit. lets go inside the mind. and in the mind, there are a number of persons...or personalities. lets not count how many because its not very relevant, so lets just say more than a handful. ok, weve got these personalities inside the mind, all of them separate and distinct from one another. all of them have their own so-called "functions".
they started out like office workers in cubicles, compartmentalized and not aware of each other's existence. back then, all they did was wait for the big boss' orders. of course, there had to be a boss in the mind to exercise control over these personalities. after all, they are all inside one mind, and one body. so, these personalities just waited to be summoned and act on particular instances.
anyway, after some time, they eventually noticed there are other cubicles, so they thought, there are others in there. one of them probably got curious and peeked in the other cubicles. to cut the story short, all of them eventually learned of each other's existence and started interacting with each other. so the mind became a busy place, not only for work purposes but also for socializing purposes.
of course, like in an office, there are those who get along and those who dont. friendships are formed and also animosity. but unlike in an office, these personalities are together 24 hours a day. they are all in one mind. they cant go anywhere.
so tension and confusion starts to build up inside the mind. at the same time, the boss tries everything he can to stay in control. in control of what? in control of both the personalities and of the mind. so how does he do that? unlike in an office, it isnt that easy. a mind is a tricky and twisted place to be in when there are lots of personalities in it, especially personalities who have intentions of taking over the mind.
so far, the boss is still in control of the mind, but is starting to lose control over some of the personalities. its getting hard for him to pull all of them together and work as one unit. he's starting to lose track of some personalities. so, he must consider the possibility that there are personalities planning to do some sort of coup. if there is, the most the boss can hope for is that, its the good ones. but would the good ones even attempt to seize control over the mind?
so there lies the problem of the boss, there is a fear that he might lose control of the mind over some not so good personalities. what's not so good about them? i dont know, maybe because they are the personalities in charge with wicked, angry, sinful, violent and other negative thoughts that needs to be controlled. and i guess it wasnt a good idea to immerse some personalities in such form of duty. and over the years of not being summoned to at least release what they have been tasked to control and restrain, they are getting pissed, and starting to become heavily influenced by what they have been ordered to control. so, in the end, is this just a question of control over the mind?