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There’s a lot of rhetoric in America about the idea of “free country”. Indeed, there are a lot of freedoms in America that don’t necessarily appear in other places, but those freedoms end when they start to encroach on the freedoms of others (#BorderCrisis #NewJimCrow #TooManyToList). One should be able to be as free as they’d like, as long as it doesn’t take away from or impinge upon someone else’s quest for their own personal freedom. So, we can agree that the idea of personal freedom and responsibility goes beyond that of a national motto or sentiment. It can, in fact, be the very ethos by which to live one’s life.
However, takes a tremendous amount of discipline to live a life in such a way that doesn’t create negativity for others, doesn’t it? For example: where do our clothes come from? Are they made in a way that doesn’t negatively affect people in other countries? What about the spiffy electronics we love so much? How many people are negatively impacted because we have to have the coolest cell phone? Or the coolest television? Or the coolest video game system? Additionally, while making those choices for our own lives, are we able to give another enough space to make their own choices for themselves? What if we don’t agree?
Unless our lives are being negatively affected by the choices of others, can we really leave people enough space to live their freedoms for themselves? It’s a tough question to answer, and I certainly don’t have an easy path to success to offer.
If you come up with one, let me know.
(See y’all tomorrow)
However, takes a tremendous amount of discipline to live a life in such a way that doesn’t create negativity for others, doesn’t it? For example: where do our clothes come from? Are they made in a way that doesn’t negatively affect people in other countries? What about the spiffy electronics we love so much? How many people are negatively impacted because we have to have the coolest cell phone? Or the coolest television? Or the coolest video game system? Additionally, while making those choices for our own lives, are we able to give another enough space to make their own choices for themselves? What if we don’t agree?
Unless our lives are being negatively affected by the choices of others, can we really leave people enough space to live their freedoms for themselves? It’s a tough question to answer, and I certainly don’t have an easy path to success to offer.
If you come up with one, let me know.
(See y’all tomorrow)
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