Not in my Nature to Bow
By Morgan
@OneOfMany (12150)
United States
February 15, 2016 9:02am CST
Would you bow before corruption? Would you bow before a terrorist? Would you bow before a murderer?
I sure wouldn't, in fact I don't bow before anyone. My will is strong by itself, I don't need something to support myself with. In fact, who out there has the answers I seek where I would lower my head to gain the knowledge? Probably no one. After all, knowledge can be acquired without having to bow to another for it.
So why do others ask me to bow all the time? It doesn't matter to me how much you bow, I won't be joining you.
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7 responses
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
15 Feb 16
@OneOfMany When reading your post that was the impression I had from the opening, but the latter part of the post seemed to go beyond that. I appreciate you responding and look forward to reading more of your posts.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
15 Feb 16
@DWDavis In the end it means my ego is just incompatible with 'authority'. After all, when I see how they do their job and it's terrible, I can't possibly accept that they deserve to have it.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
15 Feb 16
I mean in the form of suppression or acknowledgement of a higher position. A small head bow of respect is fine, because nothing more is thought of it.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
15 Feb 16
All religious groups and political groups and other members of society that want subjugation. Basically I'm saying it's not in my nature to join groups that present hierarchies.
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
16 Feb 16
@OneOfMany Do not join them, you are not obliged to.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
16 Feb 16
@LadyDuck I plan not to. I was just letting everyone at this site that has been trying to do so, know about it.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
16 Feb 16
I agree with you to much here but I would bow to my father. 
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
16 Feb 16
@OneOfMany Sorry that your father can be scary at tines, mine was an angel.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
16 Feb 16
@1hopefulman Well he doesn't get mad often. He's just a bear when he is.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
16 Feb 16
My father can be scary, but I can still stand up to him when need be. We still get along well.
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@crossbones27 (52905)
• Mojave, California
16 Feb 16
Bowing is said to show respect, but respect must be shown first before I am to bow to someone. It goes both ways and through out history that seems to have never been the case. So I am with you on this.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
16 Feb 16
I mainly started it because I was annoyed by different religious attempts to make me throw away my sense of self to join them. Frankly they don't have my respect and have never done anything to earn it either.
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
16 Feb 16
I have never bowed. I'm a lady, and ladies curtsey. *grin*
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
16 Feb 16
I'm surprised I didn't hear this sooner. I was thinking it would be mentioned earlier. :P
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
17 Feb 16
Bowing out of respect is a bit different. And maybe I should have mentioned by bowing I met on all fours with your head to the ground in submission.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Feb 16
bows are to be used in respect, those people I dont respect, still, to not be killed? maybe, I could pretend it was opposite day
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
17 Feb 16
When I was in college I had so many dark emotions that I'd intentionally walk through the bad sections of town just hoping someone would try to take my money so I could claim self-defense after I took them down. I guess it's in my nature to take them out before I'm taken out.
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