That’s how people can’t look at themselves in the mirror. That’s how people end up in relationships that eat them up alive. If something is bothering you, address it.
We all have this sense of loneliness inside of us. Remember this: The truth will make you stronger. The seeker of truth will see everything for what it is.
I don t want to take your freedom free#
The seeker of truth will be free of deception, lies, and negativity. So what does it take to be truly free? If you want to live on your own terms and do as you please, you must give up the following 4 things. These are base people who don’t live as they wish and so, no base person is free.” “Who wishes to live in deception-tripped up, mistaken, undisciplined, complaining, in a rut? No one.
But no one wants to live in deception, as the stoic philosopher Epictetus once observed: We live in deception because the truth is too painful. So why do we still end up living a life we don’t want? We’re tied down by obligations that we never wanted in the first place. Maybe what people are looking for is to feel loved without the commitment that loving requires. Or maybe they want companionship without the implied obligations that often come up in a relationship.True personal freedom is to live as you are, to do what you want, and to spend time with people you like.įor many of us, personal freedom is a distant dream. The question that people search the most in Google, all over the planet, is something along the lines of, “how can I find a significant other?” We can talk about one of these contradictions with some data. Nevertheless, in this world where it seems like no one wants commitment, there are some contradictions. Many people think that commitment and freedom are two mutually exclusive terms, at least in relationships. Being attentive to the emotional needs of a significant other can seem like a burden that many people don’t want to bear. We also want to avoid being responsible for someone else’s emotions. When we think about freedom in the context of romantic partners, usually we’re thinking about the freedom to have more than one partner at once. The idea of having to deal with jealousy or restrictions on who we spend time with is unattractive. We don’t want to have to explain what we’re doing. The limitations that a romantic relationship puts on us often seem unsustainable. We don’t want demands. What seems normal in other contexts seems insufferable in the context of a relationship. In the needs and demands of the other person, you see a complicated situation that you want to run away from. You resist and rebel against a culture that places restrictions on your freedom.
Freedom, then, isn’t the absence of obligation. Instead, it implies action in spite of the restrictions we all live with.Įvery once in a while you long to be that wild creature that does everything that comes to your mind. So often, you just have to give in and put up with indifference or insults. Think about it: you are obligated to earn the respect of your coworkers and bosses, for example. The bonds of love and hate limit us somewhat. On the emotional plane, things aren’t very different. We all have to earn our living with the sweat of our brow (or depend on someone who does.) If I like my neighbor’s car, I can’t just hop in and start driving. The simple fact of living in society takes certain freedoms away from us. We can’t go along doing whatever pops into our head because that would shatter social bonds and expectations. It would seem that we are all completely free, until a commitment comes along and puts us in chains. The idea that all emotional commitments take away a person’s freedom has spread. The idea is basically true, but we have to put it into context.
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