Redefining Freedom?!

Namaste everyone, in recent times there's been too much talk on freedom of speech, this and that.

One thing we always aspire for is our freedom.

So, I chose to stay in hostel for an year,being self dependent, exercising my own freedom you know.So hostel being in campus, you get back from college and have a lot of free time, boredom setting in. At home,freedom makes me choose the idiot box,here you don't have it.Nevertheless the attributes to IDIOT BOX has changed, it has become more compact and smaller, that it can be held in your palm. So you have this intellectually brilliant Series which is waiting for you,1 episode or season or series done, the next one is always waiting.Freedom is choosing better version of IDIOT BOX?

The next common thing in hostel is suddenly human beings are all nocturnal ,it does not matter if there's any affect on our biological clock , but because at home we used to sleep by 10 , we will make it 10 am,because we have freedom you know.Whether it makes sense or not, its my freedom.People hold a cigarette in their hand and say that's my freedom.Freedom to kill yourself in installments? I like to do this so I will, is it truly out of our freedom or compulsion? If we think our compulsions towards certain things define our freedom, what next? Giving the key to something or someone,and labeling it as freedom? There are so many things where we can apply the same, but does it truly define freedom?

Well first ,we should know how to exercise it with sense. There is this saying 'With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility'. It's not that now I am 18 or 21,so I have a lot of freedom,as we mature, freedom will anyways come,but are we sensible enough to exercise it in the right way? When we upgrade our cars to better ones,suddenly the freedom to hit the speedometer is completely amazing, only till we know how to take off the throttle too,otherwise you are definitely going to crash. .The right to swing my fist ends where the other persons nose begins. You swing your arm,but make sure you don't hit me.You cant smash your hand on my nose and say its my freedom.Unfortunately some people feel the same.Freedom should mean to sensibly exercise both in right way, not just one.

If we are truly have the ability to see both, whether its a choice or compulsion,whether its sensible or no, and then exercise our freedom, then maybe we don't have to redefine freedom!

P.S A very relevant video,do have a look https://youtu.be/Yv6eNmb2Ljo

https://youtu.be/RnFFjuW1g08

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