Freedom! What a delicious concept! A thought or idea of
liberation, and each and every one of us may have a
different view of its meaning. But, really what is
freedom to you?
Being born in a third world country, I cannot count a
day that I am not grateful for my life here in the
United States. I have the freedom of speech through this
blog, to practice my own beliefs or religion of choice,
and also to vote for the people in the government who
make up the laws – a million laws! Laws disregarded by
the same ones who implemented them to begin with. This
is where the idea of freedom gets thwarted. This reminds
me of Professor Umbridge (Harry Potter Series) who had
all her laws nailed to the wall, all the way up to the
ceiling of Hogwarts Castle – the students would have to
climb on at least 20 ft tall ladder to read some of
these posted laws.
In our society, we all need to study law or have a
personal lawyer just to decipher some of them. So, what
should we do about it? Now, here’s my idea…remember, I
don’t claim to be a Mensa candidate, so bear with me.
All I know is that if we don’t continuously win our
freedom, we’ll spend our whole life bound to our
naiveté.
I believe, We the People, must clearly
define Freedom – personal freedom to simplify life. Most
of us experience extremely restricted conditions in life
– emotional, physical health, and the society we have
created, etc., such as being cash challenged. So,
everybody gets to tell you what to do and where to go.
Because of the millions of laws being imposed on us, to
regain a sense of our personal freedom, I’d say choose a
couple or maybe three areas that you can have control
over. In my case, my beliefs, my physical health, and my
right to vote. I talk to my God/Goddess in my own way,
not necessary dictated by any church. My physical health
is my responsibility to take care of by avoiding toxic
food or substances. I take seriously my right to vote,
to choose the person I vote for, without emotional
investment, but rather to vote for ones who respect the
constitution. I am still working on my fourth - my
material and financial freedom. For now, I am planning
to plant vegetables in the backyard that I may need not
spend as much money buying them in groceries. Who knows…
if we all come to terms with the laws “they” imposed on
us, it would not matter anymore.
Keep Sharing the Light!
