"Good isn’t really good. Evil isn’t really wrong. Bottoms aren’t really pretty. You are a prisoner of your own meat." - Eurus Holmes
We live in a society that categorizes everything.
The illusory dichotomy of "good vs evil" is a concept perpetuated by most cultures. Followed in suit by a structured psychological economy created through a series of concepts often including: "Don't harm your peers," "don't steal," "don't lie" etc. Forgoing all these things makes the continuation of a structured society quite a bit harder to manage- supposedly. Without strict standards, or at least a standardized base structure for which a culture can be built upon, a society may most easily collapse.
All this, however, is sustained by the false but openly perpetuated idea that all things societal must be- forcibly- controlled, and that all ideas of beneficial connections between persons and groups are dependent on a clearly defined and outwardly agreed upon pattern of being- as opposed to an innate pattern of respect using well placed reasoning
Some people consider humanity to be innately quite "negative." Base animals: whose functions are only to acquire and bleed their environment for resources. Others see humans in a more "positive" light: as innately social and ultimately here to connect with one another.
Others still, see human life as a short term function without any positive or negative attributes tied to them. To quote BBC's John Watson, "It's not good, it's not bad. It is what is is." To some that fall within this category, they see human existence as a means of developing one's eternal energy signature (sometimes referred to as The Mind or the Higher Self). Through science we're taught that energy cannot be created or destroyed- it's not a conceptual stretch to apply that concept to The Mind or Consciousness.
Treat Life Like a Detective Game
We are given, since childhood, a framework to live by: via our parents, by the societies we come from, through the cultures we observe, and through the data we consume. All of this information, true or not, is the usual pool we draw to assess our place in the world around us.
Humans have been trained to avoid using the whole of their senses. This is alright as any mystery or question can be solved in a myriad of ways, but it is not necessarily to our benefit to have less tools in our toolboxes.
When one finds new data, they can integrate it into their system- adjusting their framework accordingly. One thing, that doesn't often happen is a person actually doing any adjusting. People rarely change. Like housepets: Humans have found themselves easily trained into specific patters of living, and because of fear are opposed to growing/developing as it more often than not requires one to "step out of their comfort zones".
Humans are sensitive animals. Because of this: we've built ourselves a global artificial environment to live in (to avoid pain/fear, or to encourage comfort). In this avoidance of pain, we've developed cultures that teach fear as a means of avoiding it. The conceptual equivalent of this habitual avoidance of pain can be seen in the example of confirmation bias.
Because Cognitive Dissonance is often a very uncomfortable experience, people avoid it like the plague through a process called confirmation bias. "Dissonance occurs most often in situations where an individual must choose between two incompatible beliefs or actions. The greatest dissonance is created when the two alternatives are equally attractive." Subjecting ourselves to confirmations bias is "our overwhelming tendency to look for what confirms our beliefs and ignore what contradicts our beliefs."
Why Accepting Change is Beneficial
The motion of the universe is continual. Continual in that there is always development (be it in the form of construction, destruction, or other reassessment). Stunting your own development is pointless. An obscene waste of time. A true disservice to one's self.
Let "The East Wind" Be a Reminder
While the bulk of us seem to still be concerned with basic concepts like the existence of "good vs evil", or how we might, sometimes even, feel trapped in our bodies a consequence of focus on our finite human lives](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/may/15/stephen-hawking-interview-there-is-no-heaven) we must remember there is always more to be discovered. One is never trapped, one is never stuck, one is never at a loss. There is always space for development. One must, however, allow it to happen. Expending energy to preserve the status quo for the sake of preserving the status quo is a true waste. Dispensable. While something can be learnt from every situation it is still not wise to force one's self into a box.
Observing things that limit you (be they put on you through your culture, your society, or even your family) is a true entrapment. You may not see yourself as a "prisoner of your own meat" but you truly become one by doing this to yourself.
Step back into your freedom. To do this has always been an option available to you- whether you were aware of it or not. The ultimate first step.
A pure choice. Make the wise one.