Defying world philosophies

Philosophy is simply the way you view life. Everyone has philosophies by which they live, but there are general philosophies that many people have accepted to be their guiding principles and these philosophies have ultimately choked their individuality and creativity. Take the example of girls and boys who have accepted the philosophy that you have to be married by the age of 35 and when you are not you are as good as dammed. As they approach that age they panic and end up with the wrong partners simply because they were afraid of waiting longer.

Don't follow every philosophy like a dog follows its master

 The reason Muhammad Ali became the greatest boxer of all time had something to do with his refusal to be defined by world philosophies. He lived on his own terms, including developing unique fighting styles that boxing pundits first criticized but later accepted as masterstrokes. Consider the rope-a-dope style in which Ali would rest his mass on the ropes of the ring and shield his head from punches, until the one throwing them tired, before Ali swung with his preserved energy to knock him out. 

Ali said, "I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want." The defiance in his words inspires me to live according to my terms as well. 

The Ugandan world says you're not a man until you drive a Rangerover yet somewhere in Netherlands a government minister goes to work everyday riding a bicycle. It's also a common philosophy that to count as somebody you have to work hard and leave a big inheritance for your children. But when John Wesley died, he left only enough money to pay his pallbearers yet he remains one of the very few men whose shining light continues to inspire many in Christendom. 

We just have to be wary of worldly philosophies that seem right but put us in a box. You just have to forget the opinions of others and live life on your terms because in the end it will not be between you and them but between you and your Creator.