I am growing increasingly nervous about the world in which we are living. We are being watched, tracked, and manipulated by things that are beyond our control. Nearly everywhere we go, there are hidden cameras documenting our every move. Strangers have the ability to photograph us with their smartphones, unbeknownst to us. Alexa is always standing by, listening to our every word.
I managed to keep myself and my children out of the radar of the medical machine for many years. My daughters were born at home and not subjected to the insidious routine exams and procedures that most people have come to accept as “normal”. I can count on one hand the number of times that I broke down and visited a medical doctor in the past forty years. Each time was a waste of time and I worried about being in their “system”. Against my better judgement, I recently went to a doctor for clarification about the issues I have been having with my hands. I was sent to physical therapy, where I was provided with answers – that it was arthritis caused from overuse and thankfully, not carpal tunnel. I was given some exercises to do, which seems to be helping. My preference would be to go to a chiropractor, try acupuncture, and treat myself to regular hand and arm massages, but these are not in my budget at this time.
I went to my third and last physical therapy appointment yesterday. They wanted me to come at least twice a week, but I declined. The co-pay alone would cost me more than I spend on food in a month. I was given an app to download into my phone so that they could “track” my progress with the exercises. After downloading the app, there were about 25 pages of legal jargon that I needed to agree to before I could proceed. Again, I declined. How often do we scroll through pages and pages of legal policies, without reading them or fully understanding the implications, and simply hitting “I agree”? I have tried to scan quickly through some of these, but most of the time they are as clear as mud. It is later, when something goes wrong, we are reminded that we “signed” and “agreed” to something that we were not aware of. Every day more and more of our freedoms and our privacy is being stripped away. There is something sinister happening here. A very few people have been able to escape the system, to live off grid, and become self-sufficient. This is something that appeals to me, but for now I must simply do my best to hide while being cast in plain sight. I have learned to walk softly and to stay hidden from the predatory entities that rule the world – like so many wild species that have learned to avoid humans.
