Freedom
I wish I knew more on this subject, but I want to write about this anyways.
It certainly doesn't feel like I am always free. Often I find myself doing things I don't want to do, or holding on to past mistakes or just past lines of thought. Freedom, I think, is something everyone longs for. Our country was originally founded on this principle.. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But I wonder how many people truly feel free.
How many drug addicts feel the freedom of choice. Despite their better judgement they keep returning to the thing that destroys them.
How free did you feel in Highschool? A system you have no real choice in being in. Classes you are mostly forced to take. In a place of rules, authority figures, tests, homework assignments, and not to mention the insane ammount of pressure you have to conform and win acceptance in other people's eyes.
How much freedom do you feel now that you are in college? Away from the restrictions of your parents.. free to choose how you want to live.. allegedly anyways. Hopefully your parents aren't urging you to persue some degree you don't really want to be in, but that they think will make them, I mean you, a lot of money and success.
How much freedom do you feel when you are afraid!? Do you feel you have the ability to choose?
If anyone gets this far, please reply and tell me what your ideas of freedom are, and how they apply to your life. And maybe even what your concept of what American freedom is or should look like.
It certainly doesn't feel like I am always free. Often I find myself doing things I don't want to do, or holding on to past mistakes or just past lines of thought. Freedom, I think, is something everyone longs for. Our country was originally founded on this principle.. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But I wonder how many people truly feel free.
How many drug addicts feel the freedom of choice. Despite their better judgement they keep returning to the thing that destroys them.
How free did you feel in Highschool? A system you have no real choice in being in. Classes you are mostly forced to take. In a place of rules, authority figures, tests, homework assignments, and not to mention the insane ammount of pressure you have to conform and win acceptance in other people's eyes.
How much freedom do you feel now that you are in college? Away from the restrictions of your parents.. free to choose how you want to live.. allegedly anyways. Hopefully your parents aren't urging you to persue some degree you don't really want to be in, but that they think will make them, I mean you, a lot of money and success.
How much freedom do you feel when you are afraid!? Do you feel you have the ability to choose?
If anyone gets this far, please reply and tell me what your ideas of freedom are, and how they apply to your life. And maybe even what your concept of what American freedom is or should look like.
sean,
i read the whole thing but don't really know what to say... freedom is one of those things that we take for granted every day. i might have posted about taking american liberty for granted... but it's a pretty big topic man.
Michael
as sartre said, we are condemned to be free.
Posted by
MW Rice |
3:18 PM
One problem with freedom is that the word "freedom" can mean dozens of different things that are all really completely different. You mention at least three different kinds of freedom here and there are many more than just that even.
Posted by
Jordan_Ryan_Stewart |
12:45 AM