Feedom

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. Freedom .

As young adults we are introduced to a perverse idea of freedom. We are given the right to live and the environment surrounding us influences upon the rest. Without substancial resources provided to us by our elders, we would be lost. With this idea in mind, we are forced to be tied down by extended laws and restrictions as an attempt to protect us from social chaos. For me, the struggle for freedom has been a long and bloody battle. Trouble with the law, parents, and school has forced me to come to grips with reality at a young age. Experimentation with restricted activities is exciting as well as dangerous. Through my many experiences with such activities, I have come to the conclusion that freedom comes from within. If I can set my soul free and put my mind at ease, the concept of freedom will linger over my head like a halo.

To come to the realization that in time we will have the ability to live our lives to the full extent of democracy is, in essence, the freedom of the soul.

The dictionary defines freedom as the condition of being free of restraints, but as freedom is an abstract concept, it can be elaborated on. As we are all universely free to break these restraints if we choose to, freedom can be expressed through almost anything. For example, Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen for anything but a criminal, but he was arrested several times for the sake of expressing his emotions in unlawful ways. In his case, it was not rules that were his restraints, but rules that were his pursuit for freedom. In our day and age freedom genuinely consists of a fair and just system that allows the people living under its juristdiction to unrelentlessly pursue their goals without interfering with other's lives.

Freedom allows each and every person walking this earth to be unique through a puruit of happiness that extends to the well-beings of others. With this in mind, it is quite obvious freedom is not determined by restraints placed on us by authorities, but by the extent or limits of our personal drives and passions to push the limits. The principle of this concept is to allow every person living under a social system of justice to be given an equal chance to achieve success or to pursue a passion.

One topic of freedom that cannot be imposed on is the unrelentless pursuit of a personal goal. What this typically means is that people are entitled to follow their motivation in life, save the case that this motivation interferes with anothers life. One thing that freedom is not is a pre-laid path governed by anothers idea of how life should be lived. For example, in some cultures people are forced to follow a lifestyle created for them by their parents. They are told who to marry, what to believe in, and how to live. It is such activities in our society that bring us away from becoming a better educated people and help us to move forward and expand our continence ability to think as opposed to moving backwards. When one's feelings are suppressed and the person is forced to live a life trapped in the falsehoods of their hardships, freedom is exempt from their unfortunate situation.

In conclusion, it is very necessary for each and every person to have the ability to be free in the environment in which he lives. Throughout history battles and wars have been fought in order to ensure that we are all able to live in whatever manner we choose and not be tied down by surrounding restraints allowing us to live solely by the traditional way of doing things. This is concrete proof that freedom is an incredibly important topic that is constantly influenced and continually imposed on as we expand the way that we analyze life. The most beautiful realizations in life are instilled deep within the cracks of our subconscious. This understanding is that we are all free at mind. We can all think what we want when we want and be whom we want at any given time in our lives. Therefore, we all have the ability to achieve freedom if we search for it.