Questioner (Q): Sir, there is this entire government and other affiliated systems. They all have many rules that are imposed on us and we have to follow them. My question is, should I follow my own rules for my life and neglect the wrong ones, or live life according to the rules of the system? Is it the right thing to do?
Acharya Prashant (AP): It is not a question of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. It is a question of being factual or being distant from the facts.
You see, what happens is when Newton comes and says that these are the laws of gravitation, you do not fight with Newton, right? Even though he specifically names them as ‘Newton’s laws’, you do not question Newton. You do not say that "Why should I believe in Newton’s laws?" Why? Do you say that "For me, gravity is twelve meters per second squared"? Do you say that?
Do you say that "It is my own sweet will"? Do you say that "Your gravity might be nine-point-eight, mine is twelve, it is cool"? Do you say, "My individuality, my freewill, I am entitled to my thought. Why are you imposing your thought upon me?"
Q: Sir, but it is proven. And gravity will not change according to our thought.
AP: Yes, understand this. There we do not quarrel with Newton. There we don’t say, "How dare you impose your thoughts upon me?" There we are able to see that this is the fact of existence and we can verify it for ourselves.
