Freedom entails two things: first, the realisation that in order to be free one must be free of false constraints or perceptions based on assumptions and rigid rules designed to complicate in order to dominate and control; secondly, the awareness that to be free is a treasured state to be guarded fiercely at all costs., so that nothing can sway you or bring you back into a lesser state of mind, for freedom is an attitude of mind as much as anything else.
It is the culmination of consciously choosing to rise above the false perceptions of the mind and the rigid rules and standards set by others who would contain or control you, no matter what the consequences. Until you can say you have truly attained this state of mind, of inner peace, freedom is just another illusion, a vague and distant hope. There is but one freedom, absolute freedom, and it is one of the highest states one can achieve, only one step short of the ultimate state, that of unconditional love, so its attainment is not easy yet it is a most worthy endeavour and commitment since to aim wholeheartedly at achieving it will set the spirit free and allow great things to occur along the way.
Don’t be daunted by its achievement: all great things are done one step at a time, not all at once. Once in motion, the journey acquires a momentum of its own and there can be no turning back, only forward: once started, reversal would seem inconceivable and truly repulsive. For me, I would sooner die that give up or go backwards, since ‘en route’ the commitment is unequalled by any other ambition as it opens up so much potential and brings such enormous satisfaction.
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