Vicious Circle of Possibilities

In one aspect we are in darkness. This darkness is our journey in eternal life. At the same time we are here in the present time. Living in this realm with our bodies that is made from meat and bones. While we are managing the "thing", "life" that we are bound by chains, it is hard to grasp that we are a slave to it knowingly. The hardest part is to control this feeling. We imprison ourselves with our own free will. Letting go of the chains is imminent. But would we truly want that? This figurative imprisonment also relates to the semantic dualism of a person who has been exposed to this life and afterlife and to see from his perspective. Where are we really?