When you are young, or young of mind… you wish to learn from what others are doing. It may or may not help you at all because your people, society, many reasons may prevent you from “being like that one” or that one… or that one… You may have a specific life others have in mind, with specific goals you need to accomplish. Sadly, you own life may not be yours to own and do with as you will. Are we all slaves to others? Yes, possibly. If your people do things politely, you will never have to feel like a slave, just one of many trying to get things done for your life and strength of community.
Are these big thoughts? Big words? Likely I’ve heard them before as have you. People who write tend to gather information and share it. Sometimes with great elaboration, sometimes distilled down to something “bite sized”.