“To be or not to be “is a famous Shakespeare quote. This quote reminds me of the fundamental right to choose. Autonomy over one’s self is critical to existing in the right and just society. When a person’s freedom of choice is removed, society no longer begins to flourish. No choice is like pedaling backward up a steep mountainous path. Yes, the example elicits a painful reminder of the human body’s limitations for ordinary individuals and those who are disadvantaged. As a restricted society, we don’t have any traction to progress toward achieving self-actualization. Because what you tell me I am allowed to do or to dictate what I need is not a choice but slavery by a different name. I feel constrained and restricted by an ideology that does not align with my beliefs, stripping away my autonomy comparable to the infringement upon a woman’s reproductive rights or citizens’ right to vote.
The Challenges of Being a Skinny Man in a Body-Obsessed Society
The Road to Athens. That’s what I called my 10-month body transformation for my friend’s wedding in the Greek capital. I’d been lifting and…