Normal alienation from experience Personal Reaction

When I first read Laing's argument I vaguely understood what he meant by "the ordinary person is a shriveled, desiccated fragment of what a person could be". As I read the article, I began to understand what Laing meant. It’s true that we do not experience our being. Not being aware of ourselves’ is the way we have been nurtured and raised. It is easier to be distracted by the things that surround us, rather than sit around and wait to die. We all know it’s going to happen at one point or another. No living organism is immortal, but that does not mean that you should not live life the best you can just because you will die some day. In my opinion it should not be distractment or full awareness, its good to balance them out. If you are completely focoused on your body and physical being, then you will miss out on the wondrous adventures life has to offer. Sometimes it’s good to distract yourself as long as you acknowledge your physical being too.