Abstain

You can abstain only when you’ve freedom You know your abstinence has no untoward consequences To abstain is a privilege that not all have To equate abstinence with lack of freedom is disingenuous What about abstaining from speaking out or taking actions Is it also freedom, one might ask It is the fear of losing […]

Freedom

Freedom is not the ability to go wherever you want But it is the idea that you could go wherever you want Freedom is not the ability to choose one thing among many But it is the availability of things to choose from Freedom is not the privilege to be who you’re But it is […]

Yours obediently

Your right to suppress me Supersedes my right to liberty Am I to defend my right Or to accept your suppression as “destiny “? If I stand for my right Would I be called a being with a spine Or a being who undermines your authority? Is it you or is it me, Who first […]

What is freedom?

FREEDOM IS CHOICE !!! FREEDOM IS ABILITY TO EXERCISE ONE’S AGENCY!!!

Freedom – condemnation or liberation?

I read once a Jean Paul Sartre’s quote that “Man is condemned to be free”. My immediate thought was well, this sounds abstract still it is catchy. Why should freedom be treated as condemnation and not as liberation? Obviously, I didn’t read the full quote, which goes “Man is condemned to be free; because once […]