on preserving freedom ...
Am I free? when? at birth? when do I give up my freedom? to whom? outside forces? inside forces? Over the course of history many people have fought to preserve their freedom, what does that mean? what is it needed to "preserve" my freedoms intact. Is it "obedience"? or simply that I feel free? Memorial day brings the thought of those who fought for our freedom, to which we ought to be indebted forever, as they died to preserve our most precious gift. To them my respect and gratitude, it is perhaps thinking of them that I am posting this. Recently I have gone through an experience we have all gone at some extent or another in our lives, which is the moment when we feel that our freedom to choose has been compromised, when we feel our choices are limited by certain actions we have made, whether by criticism of another person(s) or by our own doings. A dear friend of mine stated to me that part of a bad relationship is not to feel free to act, and that a good ...