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Warning: This post might raise some hackles and/or ruffle some feathers. If you don’t agree with what you read, consider that I am spouting rubbish and that I don’t know what I am saying.
Freedom is a concept.
The 'freedom' that people hankered after does not exist.
In the temporal life, there is no freedom. We are slaves to our desires, emotions, ambitions, and our wealth even. We have duties, responsibilities, and obligations. Not only that, we are all interdependent on each other in life. How can we be free then?
People want freedom to do and say as they please. They feel this is their innate right. What they really mean is that they do not want to be responsible for their words and actions. This is selfish and egoistic, which, unfortunately is how it is these days.
If you want to be free, you have to be willing to live with the consequences of your words and actions. Every word you say, every action you take, there are consequences. And you have to take responsibility for what you say and do.
The world would be chaotic if everyone is free to do as they please. There has to be rules, regulations and laws. There has to be a consensus code of conduct. Although some of these codes are not written down in black and white, this is a code deemed right and moral by society.
When all follow the rules, laws and a code of conduct, there will be order. We can then be free within this order. It’s ironic, I know. But that’s how it is.
True freedom is of a spiritual nature. It is when your mind is at peace. You can achieve this freedom only when you understand what life is all about, how natural law works and how people behave. You have to practice detachment. You must be able to let go, accept what you cannot change, and keep a rein on your emotions so that you are not affected by what is happening around you. Only then, can you experience real freedom.
Does that mean you are a cold, heartless, emotionless and insensitive person. Absolutely not! What it means is that you are aware of what is happening, and you understand why it is happening. You are not affected by what is happening, nor let what is happening get to you because this is the natural course of life. You do not fight it, you go with the flow of life.
We are all free, or rather we can all be free. It is just that we have the wrong definition of freedom, and we chase after the wrong thing. Freedom, like peace, is an inside job. It’s all in the mind. Cultivate peace of mind. When you have peace of mind, you have freedom.
Personally, I will take peace of mind over freedom - anytime.
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