Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-34 B.C.) observed, “Few men desire liberty; most … wish only for a just master.”
LIBERTY: the quality or state of being free (From Merriam-Webster)
Choosing Freedom (or, there is no savior coming)
Free to choose, I learn
the consequences
of my choices.
Coerced into goodness
I learn resentment,
or worse, nothing at all.
“Yes” means nothing if I
can’t say “no”; Courage
is the soulmate of freedom.
“Don’t tread on me,”
I will strive to love you.
I choose to be free
not just in action
but in thought
and in what I feel.
What I come to believe,
how I live or die,
what I give or withhold,
all serve my soul’s purpose
growing awareness
as my heart unfolds.
besliter, March, 2016
Epilogue:
Freedom is not without risks. But trading freedom for perceived safety, for someone to blame, or even someone else to make me happy, well, then I’m doomed to disappointment. Love, joy, peace are inside jobs. Love is always freely given.
Love this! Freedom isn’t the easy route. Takes great courage.
Yes. Reading the papers this morning, I realized it’s easy for me to want to limit the freedom of others, when I perceive them as immature or unwise. Nothing like political rallies to challenge you to dig deep about what you really believe.
Choosing Freedom (or, there is no savior coming) is profound! Where did you find this piece?
In my head. It’s my musing about life as I experience it these days.
Ahhh, that I could spend a day in your head ? … or perhaps singing with your muse.
Thanks Paula.