Choice vs. Will

If you haven't noticed by now, I hate when people aren't coherent and I love to find people contradicting themselves. In other words, saying something stupid. You might be thinking: So what is the difference? To me, when people aren't coherent they say something and do something different. To contradict is to take it one step further, you do or say the exact opposite. For example, when people use their words erroneously. (I know I probably do the same in fact, everyone does.)
Something that I’m very aware of almost all the time is how people limit themselves. “I can’t” and “I’m not allowed” mean very different things. When you are given an order, you feel limited. Think about it… can you do it? Whether you should do it is a different matter. A perfect example of this is when you’re young and you need to go to the bathroom or something and ask, “Can I go to the bathroom?” and your teacher responds “I don’t know, can you?” I’m sure you probably hated when people did this to you but I’m afraid to tell you that they’re right.
We see this in Candide in pg. 24 when Candide “took into his head to decamp and walked straight off, thinking it a privilege common to man and beast to use his legs when he wanted.” Literally speaking, he could walk off whenever he wanted. As a matter of fact anyone could. Most don’t because they clearly shouldn’t because they will face terrible repercussions like Candide who then got whipped.
According to definitions, most people are using words incorrectly. You don’t do stuff not because you can’t, but because youdon’t want to face the consequences. So the next time a person calls you out on your speaking habits remember : They are encouraging you to use your words properly. (Anyway,all of the cool kids are doing it!)