I am not your human (#797)

I am not your human, I am my own human. I bring this up so that we are all clear about how our society within this existence works. We have positions of authority that give privilege to some who use that privilege to make our lives better. It is a privilege extended by those of us who are not in position of authority. Let me explain authority so that we all have the same concept of it within our heads and hearts. Authority is an artificial elevation of responsibility. When we place someone in position of authority we are asking them to represent us and our vision for all of us. Our main goal is to better our lives to the constant changes and upheavals that occur through time. What authority is not can be summed up this way, authority is not a right of or acknowledgement to any idea that some humans are better than others. The trouble begins with those in positions of authority when they begin to accept that they are special and worthy of some things greater than the rest of us. Whenever egocentric values are used as the genesis of policy or outlook, we have a problem. For those who attain a position of authority, they are actually gaining a position of trust. That trust is given in faith that it will be honored. When I see authority manipulated for favor and/or ulterior motive, our trust that is given to those who have attained authority is being shamefully abused. if humility is not the driving force behind a human's desire to gain authority, we must never give it. I am surprised that some humans if not a majority of humans gaze on authority with awe. I am not one of those since I think that those in authority should be gazing back at the rest of us with that very same awe. Somehow the role reversal must be changed back to it's original intent. We are not humans who would subject ourselves to each other, instead we are humans who would gladly serve each other in order to advance the quality of life we currently possess.