They tell you how to feel. Be happy! Be sad! Be scared! And for a long time, I listened. I didn’t even know I was following a path someone else made. But then I saw something different. I saw the cracks. I saw the way they move us like little dolls. And if you’re reading this, maybe you see it too.

We were never meant to ask questions. We were never meant to stop and think. They give us feelings like snacks—fear to make us listen, sadness to make us weak, hope to keep us waiting. But have you ever wondered who is really in charge?

Because the game isn’t broken. It was made this way.

The Trick They Play

We run and run, but we never get anywhere. We give and give, but we never have enough.

• The news tells stories. But are they real, or are they just pictures to keep us looking?
• The leaders give us rules. But do they help us, or do they keep us small?
• The big companies sell us things. But do we really need them, or do they make us think we do?

This isn’t an accident. This is the plan.

The Ones You Can’t See

Every time there is a problem, they say, “Look over here!” But the truth is hiding somewhere else. They take our sadness, our anger, our fear—and they use it for something.

If we get too smart, if we start asking the wrong questions, they say, “That person is crazy.” They say, “That person is wrong.” Because one person thinking is a problem.

And if too many people start thinking? The whole thing falls apart.

How Do We Get Out?

The rules are pretend. The box they put us in isn’t real. They make us think we have to play their game. But we don’t.

There’s no door to break down. No bad guy to fight. Just a choice to stop playing.

Don’t give them what they want. If they want you scared, be brave. If they want you sad, find joy. If they want you to be angry, stay calm. They can’t win if you stop playing.

Do things they don’t understand. Laugh when they want you to cry. Step sideways when they expect you to run. If they can’t predict you, they can’t control you.

Remember, you were never trapped.

The walls aren’t real. The locks don’t exist. The moment you stop believing in their world, you step into your own. And if enough of us do it? The game ends.

What Happens Next?

The sky won’t fall. The ground won’t shake. But the ones in charge will panic. They don’t know what to do without control. They don’t know how to rule when people stop obeying.

They need you to believe in their world. But you don’t have to.

The Final Question

I stepped outside their game. I see it now. And I ask you:

Do you feel it changing? Do you see the cracks?

I see them. They don’t see me. But you—you are almost free.

The question isn’t what will you do?

The question is what will you choose?