ow people should act, or how people should talk. Society even insists on controlling our thoughts. The United States’ government gives people the right to vote. But is it the popular vote the determining factor in deciding the future president? I think not. Freedom can not be achieved in a world where society and government decides what people should do. “Our biggest fear is taking the risk to express who we really are,” which is a quote from Don Ruiz in the Four Agreements. The Four Agreements state that our values were chosen for us. Our freedom is, basically, taken away from us as soon as we open our eyes. Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people can take, and people are as free as they want to be. I realized this after hearing the book, The Children’s Hour. The children did not understand the importance of freedom and how one must strive for this unobtainable goal. People can brainwash and take away freedom anytime. My own interpretation of freedom is having no restrictions or barriers of any kind surrounding anyone or anything. True freedom can not be reached; it is impossible to be completely free. I believe people can strive for more freedom, but to be absolutely free is unrealistic. What is the price of freedom and the value of truth? Do these impel us all to bring our lives our beliefs, our way of life and how we see things, under the complete seeing perception of our own reflections in the mirror? Or will wanting true freedom eventually slave ourselves into becoming prisoners of our own minds? Wanting freedom can be powerful but meaningless without plagued beliefs and rights. Complete freedom even in an idealistic society is unimaginable and unpractical....
