Freedom

Hi friends!
Firstly "Happy Independence Day" to all my Indian friends.
Today's topic is "Freedom"

A very broad sense. Doing work for someone else, having a job or loving someone has nothing to do with freedom. Freedom is NOT doing whatever the heart desires right now. Freedom is the possibility of doing whatever the heart desires right now. Freedom is the possibility of breaking free, if and when needed. Freedom is the confidence of not being chained in an unhappy state. Pursuit of freedom is to continuously ensure that one is not relenting control of life to any person or any sort of circumstances.

No one but you has any right on your life.

The word “freedom” comes from an Old English word, “frēodōm”. According to the dictionary, it can be articulated as follows:

“The power or right to think, speak and act according to will.”

“The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.”

Everyone has some notion and understanding of the word “freedom” however, often we view it from a narrow perspective and we preach and act accordingly. For example, the word “freedom” may remind you of “freedom of speech” or “freedom to choose”.

Why people are happy if they make poor choices related to their freedom?

This is interesting. Actually, the relationship between freedom and happiness is probabilistic. You could be chained, yet the point of unhappiness may never appear. Many chains of love, respect and commitments in fact usually cause a lot of happiness. However, when things go worse, only then such chains are noticed and cause extreme amounts of unhappiness because one wants to break free yet one cannot do so without being dishonest to oneself and to the world. And dishonesty and inconsistency of one’s value system is what causes incurable unhappiness. In other words, if things are going good, freedom takes a backseat. However, we should always be concerned about absolutely the worst case to ensure in those dark and trying times that we have always chased freedom, so we have been authentic to ourselves, it is just that now circumstances have gone sour. This thought alone gives a lot of happiness and confidence in the worst of periods in life.

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