Thinking about the Fourth of July coming up, Rickie Byars song Freedom keeps running through my head. You can listen to it by going to this link https://youtu.be/fJ91GMXLggA. I’ve been thinking about what Freedom means to me, so I made a list:
Freedom to live where we want to
Freedom to love who we want to
Freedom to eat what we enjoy
Freedom to pursue the education we want
Freedom to vote for who we want to
Freedom to exercise
Freedom to dress how we want to
Freedom to believe what we want to
Freedom to choose our friends
That’s a very short list. Living in the United States, we have more freedoms than most of the world. I am grateful for the freedoms we have, and at the same time, I think about how wonderful if the whole world could be free. Wouldn’t it be great for everyone to have these freedoms:
Freedom to have adequate, nutritious food
Freedom to have adequate medical care
Freedom to have truth in government
Freedom to have genuine equality
Freedom to have adequate shelter
Freedom to travel anywhere
Freedom to not have to depend on money
Again, I could go on and on creating a world-wide utopia in my head. The world would be even more beautiful than it already is. The thing is, if we all join together, we can make progress toward creating a more perfect world.
This Independence Day, take some time to celebrate your freedom. And take a step forward to generate more independence for all!
What is your favorite freedom?
What will you do to help generate more freedom?
I’d love to know–
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