Making Ourselves Secured

As part of growing up,we have each received conditioning that unconsciously influences our beliefs and our behavior. Our parents conditioned us as they were conditioned. our culture conditioned us through schools,teachers,religious and social organizations and work. As we acquire discipline, good manners, taste and a sense of order, our culture passes on its traditions. We may be proud of our punctuality, neatness, diligence, friendliness, creativity and so forth. We may believe these traits are important and even vital. Through the process of reward and punishment we develop behaviors which society considers appropriate and learn to avoid the inappropriate ones. Over time, we have managed to internalize our conditioning and now we function almost automatically. We have organized our world and learned how to remain secure. Security is very important to us. It is connected to our survival and so when we are faced with the truth that threatens our security, we quickly find ways of compromising it.