TASTE OF FREEDOM
Here’s a story by David Suissa titled, The freedom of obligation, “Every morning we wake up to the sweet taste of freedom. The freedom to be miserable, angry, depressed, inactive and self- absorbed. The freedom to be hurtful and gossipy and petty and sad. The freedom to pick a poison, any poison. We’re taught in history to revere our freedom, the one that millions have died for, that millions have emigrated to. But who teaches us to approach freedom, how to nurture it, respect it, honor it and ultimately make it work for a higher good? We don’t enjoy our freedom as much as consume it. Instead of savoring it like fine wine, we inhale it like junk food. A divine privilege has become an all-you-can-eat entitlement: I will do exactly what I want, when I want, how I want, even if it makes me miserable. Who cares if I’m miserable as long as I can call the shots? That kind…
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