Tuesday, January 05, 2010
The other F word.
Most of us think that freedom is a distant reality, one that remains out of reach for most of our lives. Now suppose you're so filthy rich you don't have to worry about money for the next seven generations; suppose you don't have to work a single day in your life; suppose you're not bound by any commitments to your spouse, your kids, your parents, your community...Is freedom within reach then?
Speaking of reach, have you ever been able to resist the urge to scratch an itchy nose, sneeze when exposed to a dusty environment, fall asleep after being awake for more than 48 hours? Most of us can't - most of the time at least - because our bodies do not allow us to.
Does this then mean we can never truly be free, since we'll always be bound by the limitations of our bodies? How can we find true freedom? How can we be liberated so that we can do whatever we want, whenever we want - without ever being under the control of an external or unstoppable force? Is there such a thing called freedom?
If freedom can't be absolute; if we can't decide when not to sleep, or prevent a runny nose, or blink, we can't possibly ever truly be free, can we?
So what exactly are you fighting for when you fight for freedom? Is this thing called 'freedom' hidden behind a mask called Relativism and Individualism? I suppose we all are fighting for what
we want to believe is right.
Is there an absolute right and an absolute wrong then? Black is black, and white is white. No matter how much you disagree, I have two eyes, one nose, ten fingers. That is the absolute truth.
So maybe, just maybe, instead of fighting for a finite thing like 'freedom', we should be fighting for something absolute - like Truth. The question is, when you eventually find the absolute Truth, are you willing to embrace it or do you choose to continue living a lie?
Our challenge is to seek the Truth, and stand up for it.
Posted by Jo at 11:38 PM
