Each of us has been separately created by the very same hand of God – which therefore signifies that each of us is entitled to the same unalienable rights as everyone else – no more and no less. Yet, we live in a world in which that autonomy may be fully called into question, because of the governance of our nation or community, as well as the fact that for some people, they are not permitted to have the necessary boundaries so as to preclude others from violating what would be commonly looked upon as their personal space.
Those that see that their boundaries are violated on a consistent basis, should be, for instance, those that are in the beginning phase of their life, such as a very young child – in which, the violation of the boundary of that child, is for the overall good and protection of that child – as opposed to it being a controlling mechanism used against that child. Additionally, those that are incarcerated, are to a very large extent, not only no longer autonomous individuals but typically are subject to having their boundaries violated on a routine basis. Then there are those others that are handicapped in some way, that thus necessitates what would normally be their boundaries, thereby being imposed upon, again for the betterment of that person and their particular situation.
Although there are exceptions, as noted above, for the most part, each of us is entitled to having in place the necessary boundaries to protect us from being used, manipulated, and abused, by others – with the corresponding understanding that our behavior towards others must take into account that they too have the same boundaries, in turn. Indeed, it is in the abuse of boundaries, that creates all sorts of problems for people, and the longer that those boundaries are violated, and the more consistently that they are ignored, the more trouble thus ensues, for those having their boundaries violated, who then are clearly not fully autonomous in what they think, say, and do.
To be at freedom and at liberty, necessitates that we are in charge of the decisions that we so make, and thus are able to take responsibility in what so ensues, good or bad. On the other hand, when our boundaries are constantly violated, this thus creates a dynamic in which our subsequent actions, have extenuating circumstances attached to them, based upon the fact that our own entitlement to having appropriate boundaries and thus to being autonomous have been violated, which thus has an impact upon our subsequent actions and judgments, so made.
Those that are nurtured within an environment in which their boundaries are secure, and thus seldom violated, along with the fact that they are knowledgeable of the responsibility that their autonomy means for the decisions that they so make, are going to be far healthier people, as opposed to those that have had not only their boundaries trampled upon, but their autonomy compromised, as well. That is to say, for all those that desire to have healthier and more vibrant societies, we need then to firmly address at a very early age, the boundaries and autonomies of those that are our fellow citizens, to see that each of us, has fair access to such, and when not, to ameliorate such to the best of our collective abilities.