The Don Quixote Thing

At times in the past, when I've questioned something about human practices or behaviours, friends have often said to me...
"but that's the way it's always been"...or..."but's that part and parcel of the way things are"...or given me some other "leave
the status quo alone" message. I am glad, historically, not everyone had the response to things engrained in their societies, such as slavery, the denial of women's rights, institutional racism, and other forms of human backwardness, that, that's how
it was, and always would be. The fact that something has always been a certain way, does not mean that this is the way it
always has to be. Aspiring to reach beyond, that which is perceived as blocking the way to humans becoming more enlightened beings, rather than resting smugly in the arms of the status quo, is the way we grow towards our true potential.
It is true that those of us who tilt at windmills, like Don Quixote, may not see in our life times, changes for the better in the
areas we question...and who knows how well we would do, if going to the wall for what we are questioning, came up...but
having a questioning mind, tempered by also reaching for balance, is what can often lead us, to our personal liberation and
growth...or once in a while...change the course of history...because someone decided to do...the Don Quixote Thing......
Quester.