Boundary: a line which marks the limits of an area (or thought): a dividing line

Consider the definition of boundary... you will find that it's meaning crosses social, political, geographical, metaphorical and ethical boundaries. That is to say, it is generally defined by how it naturally performs. Global borders, national platforms, socially moral concepts and everyday communication are all drenched in border crossing to various degrees. Iraq, the Mexican border,Parliment, the White House, international airports, neighbourhoods, retailers, consumers, families, society. My interest lies in the moral boundaries we create for ourselves and the sweeping boundary society assumes us to be  limited by.

It seems obvious to say that social boundaries for the most part make sense. They take little thought and are compelled to perform naturally. Though there will continue to be exceptions, saying thank-you and holding doors to me.... is an instinct. So then its the nebulous that is questionable. The individual. We each assign our own spin on accepted concepts and decisions. Indeed one must consider many perspectives as we click along our paths to betterment. Ask someone who has had an affair their opinions about affairs, then ask someone who has never had an affair their opinion about affairs. Their answers can only be subject to their experience with or without said affair. Then ask the spouses their opinions about affairs. You will begin to see the endless, seemingly random pattern of possible perspectives.

It could be said that no one miserable human being can share the literal moral boundaries of another. That being said, here I offer merely a suggestion to begin navigating this road of pot-holes, ego-checks and land mines. Be candid. Be straightforward. Be Accepting. Be Compassionate. Be Here... Now.
Acknowledging that we are all similar by our differences uncovers so many characteristics of what and where boundaries lie. Some are easily crossed. Intent and desire can many times dictate where the lines are drawn.

Ethical boundaries can be infinitly debated. Compromising the desire of the self surprizes with encounter after encounter of boundaries worth crossing. Some can be consequential. The choice is to the individual. Though in more recent times the social urge to set boundaries, regulations, legislation, and law has revealed a larger misconception that general boundaries create a common place that rationally allow for a society built on values and virtue. But what has failed to be observed in this case is that to restrict the self from personal evolution, from fully experiencing your own experiences by setting boundaries and creating a seperation is in fact the opposite of the intent of social inclusivity and boundaries become obsolete. Idealistically speaking, a boundary for keeping something in  weights gently while the boundary for keeping things out are generally complicated, emotional and irrational. These are the defing moments... and to deny permission to cross  a boundary feels like a slap in the face. Over regulation commits to denying pleasure and weakening the ability to find satisfaction. Once pleasure become obvious more regulation is then needed to and the boundary debate resumes...

Political  boundaries are officially unofficial. Each layer of rhetoric distorts the boundary of ideals, beliefs, values, promise, platforms and the talking points that are all bound by the edges of the fringe. My interest is not political (though I will consider expanding my perspective another time). The values we consider when we consider ourselves lead us around the world experiencing barriers, obstacles and coincidence. Shifting performances and perspectives to exceed the general exception to follow the guidelines and borderlines I find myself in a coalition with conformity, compromise and consequence. Each able to make its mark. Each rational. E ach carefully considered.Yet more often then not the conclusion is that of social moral law. For the greater good. The compromise becomes tiresome and boring... and new boundaries are  then born.

One notion I've aquired was that boundaries are made for those who require little more than what is within said boundary. For those who require the gut wreching practice of pushing said boundaries.... beware.. no one of us are exempt from consequences that arise from even a well intended border crossing.