Freedom is not cheap. It’s very expensive.
This statement has been proven time and time again over the course of history. This is quite ironic as Freedom is considered one of the fundamental right of every living being and everything that is a fundamental right, should be free. Innate Rights aren’t purchased.
Freedom is one of the basic human needs that people can’t live without it. Without it, humans can’t exist, they can’t express their ideas and/or transform them into their reality. Freedom to do anything he/she wants is what makes their achievements their own – hard-fought for; earned and well deserved.
If freedom is the basic right of all human beings, then it should also be the right of every animal. Everyone knows about circus animal cruelty, but not much is done about it. Animals are born wild and they don’t deserve to be caged and chained up. They came before us and we took over, we burned down their home, we destroyed their homes. And we naively freak out when animals walk over into our civilizations.
What cost do the animals pay for our amusement in the circus? And what cost do they have to pay when they fight back to earn their freedom? They get shot. If you had not caged them in the first place and had treated them as a family member, as a pet then the poor being wouldn’t have been miserable and attempted a prison break.
Freedom is one of the most important things that humans struggle for in human history, because of the restriction of freedoms on human life, as in the past, “superior” classes placed restrictions on minorities and poor classes.
In human history, People colonized foreign lands and set up businesses as harmless businessmen. But these people grew into oppressors. What gives them the right to take away the freedom of the locals; they traveled across the big pond, to the foreign land. Were they the bigger people? No. The bigger people were the people who allowed strangers onto their motherland, to set up their businesses and providing hospitality.
(Indian war of Independence (1857-1947))
Years of wars and bloodshed of the innocent was the cost paid by the locals to gain back what was rightfully theirs.
Every step of the way, Freedom is being taken away from all the poor individuals. Be it:
- Personal Freedom: Freedom of choice, making decisions
- Movement: Immigrants trying to make it on their own in foreign lands
- Thought: Free will
And the most controversial, Freedom of Religion.
But this, for another time.
Personal Freedom is a dangerous thing. People might not always have the idea of right or wrong. Even if they think they are doing the right thing, they might end up hurting the people they care about, or hurt innocent bystanders and/or hurt themselves without any cause. Everyone deserves some personal freedom, but how much freedom is enough? Is it okay to let someone have so much freedom that they end up throwing away their lives? Is complete freedom worth a bleak future? Its the responsibility of their peers and their close ones to restrict the freedom of their possibly self-destructive peers and prevent a crash landing.
Freedom of Movement, I can’t explain any better than what is going on with Donald Trump and the Mexican Wall. Everyone has the right to move to a new land and try to make a living there. Cross-country movement should be allowed to all.
Freedom of Thought, everyone has their own thought process and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. You can’t control and you shouldn’t control what others think. You can guide them, but forcing your opinions on them will result in a greater kickback, it may make things worse. More on thought and Freedom of Thought, Our Dearly Beloved Broken Society.
Why does it get so expensive? This is because the oppressors don’t want to give the power. Their ego gets in the way. Once they get the taste of the dark side, it is not the same to let the locals have their rightful stuff back.
What do you do when your freedom is taken away by unauthorized assailants? Breaking from the shackles of our captors and having the courage to rebel and take back what is rightfully ours is the crux. Even though it seems like a daunting task at first, but all you need is 15 seconds of ballsy courage, every now and then.
A wise man once said,
1 part brave, 3 parts fool.
That pretty much sums up the prerequisites of a rebellion for a good cause. A good cause is for the betterment of the masses, Even if that means sacrificing the needs of the few.
You have to brave enough to take on the system to fight the oppressors. Brave enough to fight the impossible. You need to be foolish enough to take crazy risks, do something that no one expects. Foolish enough to believe in your cause even when no one else does.
I ask you all, What a cost is too extreme to give up your crusade? Whoever reads this, please respond with your own views. Comments will be anonymous unless you wish otherwise.
Needs of the Many, out weigh the needs of the Few, Or the ONE.
This applies in cases of countries or communities fighting the oppression, be it India’s victory in 1947 or South Sudan’s independence from Sudan in 2005. The important people in the front lines ignored the possible risks/consequences to them if they were captured. They laid down their lives doing the right thing, doing what was best for their country/community.
TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO FIGHT TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND THE FREEDOM OF THE COMMON MAN. WHO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY WITHOUT REGARD FOR THEIR OWN LIVES, AND ALL OF OUR HEROES WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY,
You have my never-ending respect and gratitude.
This is another partner post as well. I’m teaming up with RunningOnTheCarousel again, you may remember her from the Arriving at crossroads post.
Part 2 of this will be posted on her blog soon, be sure to check it out at:
https://runningonthecarousel.wordpress.com
