The Wall

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The wall is insanity. The bricks are all that makes one insane. It's the wall that separates a human being from being in relationship. It's built by school, by parents, by war and government corruption. When asking, "Are we all just bricks in the wall?" it's saying are we all, each of us, responsible for the insanity, not just manifested in the individual, but in society as well. As, we're each conditioned by school to be a little bit of the brick. The bullies, the isolation, the disregard and dark sarcasm. There's a certain ethos in school, of disinterest, where the child is separated from their loved ones, and then placed in an environment where nobody really cares about them. And if the child cannot form relationships in that environment, all of the children in the school become bricks in the wall. And also, with the parents, and overbearing protection of a mother. Her desire to keep the child sheltered---not so much sheltered but dependent on her emotionally---creates the bricks. And they build a wall high, making it impossible for the individual to ever pass it, and thereby enter into civilization.

My insanity was caused by the rebellion against my mother when I was young. And the isolation I feel that we have a strained relationship, as I was very reliant on her for emotional security. With her, I was willing to face my bullies and bravely stand up against anyone. What caused my insanity was our fractured relationship after the divorce. I was angry with her, and thereby chose to chase her away, as the proverbs go. I was very foolish. And that directly caused my mental murrain; like the Wall, the callousness of the world is infectious, and we catch it and thereby cease to be loving individuals. Which is what I'm fighting right now, to maintain some level of goodness and love, though I feel an ever present battle with the Shadow Self. As Pink Floyd would call it, I'm trying to break through the wall created by the separation from my mother and the abuse of my peers; and also, ironically, the threat of war between The United States and China.

Pink Floyd. The Wall. Plaintiff, 1982. Vinyl.
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Published by B. K. Neifert

Mark 13:51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

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5 thoughts on “The Wall”

    1. It’s about insanity. that’s what the song’s about. Pink Floyd’s The Wall. It’s about insanity. The Wall creates insanity. It’s a negative thing. But, I understand what it’s like to feel that way.

      You should listen to the album. It’s a classic piece of Americana.

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      2. Well, Pink Floyd is actually British. They were popular in both continents. They’re one of the most famous bands in history. It’s really, Elvis, the Beatles, and Pink Floyd. I’d say they’re probably in the same level of fame as both of them.

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      3. I am a true American. 🙂 I love pop culture.

        I do understand that they’re not famous everywhere, though. And all three of them are probably waning in popularity right now, with the onset of Modern Pop Music. Like, right now Billie Eilish is probably more famous than any of them. However, I don’t know what music is popular in South Africa. :).

        Like Shekhinah, the artist. That’s Hebrew for “God’s Light”.

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