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Freedom

"Freedom can only exist in the mind of the observer anyways since freedom is an illusion, we're only as free as we wish to believe."

Freedom, that elusive yet seemingly simple goal has evaded humanities grasp since the first human roamed the Earth. Yet in our modern world we believe we enjoy a boundless freedom granted to us by laws and a society that has our best interests at heart. This sad illusion is the pseudo-reality that we as a collective whole subdue ourselves into accepting everyday. Why? Who knows maybe its apathy, maybe ignorance or fear. Whatever the excuse is, it's unacceptable anymore, what happened to strength? Not in the typical sense of whose physically more imposing but strength of heart, spirit, soul. No one believes in themselves anymore. The world is full of grown children masquerading as adults with no conviction to stick to any belief for fear of standing outside the constantly shrinking confines of society. What happened to the honor of the knight, the pride of family and neighbor, the guidelines of morality? Does anyone in this increasingly cruel world care about anything other than themselves? We spend our time chasing a wasted abstraction that we use as a means to an end to reach an unattainable nirvana on earth. So we drown ourselves in hedonistic pleasures funded by the money we sell our time and happiness for. No amount of money will ever change how happy you are. And if you never reach happiness you never reach freedom. For your mind is only set free in the presence of pure happiness.

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