My dying quest for liberty

Its twisting isn't it? My other self used to say to me, “You're scared to do anything because it may be forbidden.” Our freedom is strictly limited. Yet things were still bearable.

We live within the limits of our society. With this in mind, then is there really such a thing called freedom?

Freedom is a right many people had fought for, some even died for it. Billions of principles had been laid down for the chance to be free. Amidst all these, I still cant help but wonder what makes the idea of freedom so important, when in fact; no one can ever fathom its absolute meaning. Freedom is still on its paradoxical being.

Now, lets talk about freedom on a more personal level. . . What I mean of course is personal freedom. I believe we share different views on how we perceive it, just as other great thinkers have diversely defined it in their own thoughts.

Freedom, I may say, is an important element of ones existence. It allows us to pursue our dreams, to discover and innovate things, to respect others rights and to empower us to make a change.

But just like other things, freedom is tagged with high price.

Freedom becomes questionable when we speak of rules. Many believe that there's no such thing as absolute freedom. Our freedom is restricted by man-made rules and we have to follow them no matter what. It should be respected for they are undeniably products of freedom itself. Contradicting isn't it? restriction born out of freedom?

Yes, we are free. This is still a free country and as a free man, you are obliged to obey the laws for the sake of order, rules are good. Bear that in mind and they will stay that way since we benefit from them and they protect us from oppression and abuse of power and if ever this happens, we have freedom that allows us to make a stand and to speak out our minds.

Remember though that freedom is not a license to do whatever we desire in response to an abusive action. If that will happen, were no longer free because we have been slaved by our own actions (correct me if I’m wrong, you’re free to do so).

People are being misled with the notion that freedom means doing what we want to do. If that’s the case, does it mean that if someone wants to kill somebody, he or she is free to do so? definitely not, because there is a divine lat that states, “Thou shall not kill.”

So again, I ask, where does freedom really lie?

Laws are not designed to deprive us from doing what we wish to do. It is clear that “want” is totally different from “ought”.

As I’ve said before and now I stress once more, “freedom comes with corresponding responsibilities in accordance with thoughts about freedom itself.”

Still, it also argued that the evils of chaos may be rooted from freedom itself. This is a big contradiction and it involves the confusing idea of our constant quest for the truth on being free.

Maybe we’d wonder. . . Why were we given freedom in the first place? Does He know that it could cause havoc in the future? But thinking deeper would lead us to a conclusion that it is because He loves us that we were given such privilege.

Yet, question still bug my mind. Freedom obviously is complicated. In the course of my dying quest for real freedom one that gives me contentment and happiness, I have found out that it is not freedom that causes chaos and diversity. It’s the abuse of freedom. The consequences all boil down on how an individual perceives and implements freedom, once at hand.

With different views, perceptions and beliefs, you cant expect everybody to agree all the time. In the long run, no one can ever claim and fathom that his ideas and opinions are all right. And it is because we are fortunate enough to express ourselves freely.

Freedom truly has many faces. In fact, any of you may debunk this whole thing or maybe find this as an illogical and confusing piece of work. Well, there's no such thing or rule that says. “thou shall not express thy thoughts,” neither, “thou shall not contradict my ideas!”

Whether you assess if you ought to do it or not, I leave the judgment to you since you are free after all to do so.