Freedom

Freedom means the freedom to do or think what we want without limits or responsibilities. At least that's what many think and act on. But that to me is the emptiest and shallowest freedom. It a freedom that teaches us nothing and contributes nothing. It's a narcissistic freedom, a dead end. Freedom can only be understood in the contexts of the limits imposed on it, the limits it imposes on itself, the consequences it accepts when it acts with integrity. Mature freedom is not adolescent freedom. Freedom doesn't separate and glorify the individual; rather true freedom frees the self from the burden of self and allows unfettered connection to the larger community and the larger end.