We always hear about freedom, but we rarely define this wonderful and empowering concept at the personal level. We all understand, accept, and embrace the fact that countries should be democratic and facilitate freedom for their citizens because freedom ensures individual and national prosperity. We rarely speak, debate, or fight for individual freedoms. We say that we do, but in reality we fight for collective freedoms. This is kind of ironic given the fact that individual freedoms are the cornerstone, the foundation, of democracy.
The social institutions we created as well as the culture we promote are also a catalyst against individual freedoms. The term “it takes a village” entails numerous positive feelings and connotations, however, it also promotes individual imprisonment when it comes to the “village” norms and rules we must follow. If we dare not, then we become the village outcasts! In the end we leave our lives for the others! No wonder that 90% of people are not happy with how they spent their lives. It is also interesting that when it comes time for the “village” to set the norms on how we should behave, they are experts. However, when these norms are the cause of a major fuck up in our lives, then it is our fault.
People should define, leave, and enjoy their lives as best as they see fit. They should not even listen or try to understand the social norms set by previous generations, without even considering what is the current environment. Only when people enjoy their lives through individual freedoms as they are defined by them, will we be able to say that we are truly free and that we truly enjoy a democratic and fair society.
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