splatter question by bessarro at sxc.hu
There’s a theme in one of my upcoming stories that means a lot to everyone.
What exactly, is freedom?
For some, freedom means being able to do whatever you want, so long as it doesn’t hurt anybody else.
For others, freedom means the ability to control every one and every thing.
For others, just being free of past mistakes would be a miracle.
If I were to make a list of things that everyone who was truly free would possess, it would probably start to look like this:
– Not having to work full time at a job you don’t want to go to.
– The ability to travel anywhere in the world, and stay as long as you like.
– To only do things that line up with your passions and your strengths.
– To make friends and throw wicked cool social events.
– Unlimited time to pursue hobbies
– The financial resources to obtain whatever you wanted for yourself and others.
– To build things that last a long time and provide insanely high value to the world around you
These are all desirable things, and people go to different lengths to obtain these things.
The pursuit of this idea has birthed nations, created cities, businesses, and fulfilled the dreams of many people. Failure to obtain this idea often means paying the highest penalty. True advocates of freedom may argue that it is the willingness to risk personal resources, and even your very life, is what guarantees freedom.
