How Would You Define “Freedom”?

Dr. Purushothaman
March 24, 2024

Freedom is a very powerful word. In this fast-moving world, have you ever given a thought about the meaning of freedom? Every individual has a different way of living and thinking that makes the meaning of freedom different for every person. If individuals are given the freedom to work on projects or excel in life with freedom, they would surely come up with better results. The word freedom adds so much meaning to your life, yet its significance goes unnoticed.

Since the meaning of freedom would be different for different individuals, there would be some common agreement at few points while defining it. Now we’ll start to have a look at the following facts which will give an answer to our question.

  • For some individuals, freedom would be all about having the right to be different. If there is the freedom to be different from others, you would be equally appreciated and issues like partiality or injustice would be rare. When people accept you as different, you are respected, admired and appreciated for the good work like other people in society.
  • Freedom for most individuals is being able to express and say things without any fear. Often individuals feel that their freedom to speak and express displeasure over things done by powerful people gets suppressed. When people are allowed to express their opinions publically without any fear, they consider it as real freedom.
  • For certain individuals, freedom is having the space to do mistakes and learn from them. Individuals working at big corporate houses or regular offices often feel that they do not have the room for doing mistakes and work under severe pressure. When there is a freedom to learn from any mistake in a working environment, individuals can produce better and efficient results.
  • Freedom for some people is having the time to do things. Freedom would be of no use if an individual does not have the time to do things. Having less time constantly keeps the individual under pressure and it makes the world a stressful place to live in. Therefore, having time in hand to do things is also a kind of freedom.
  • Freedom for most individuals would mean being able to do many things without being forced. Real freedom comes when individuals can do things as per their will and not with force. Freedom means doing what your heart and mind want to do by staying in your legal rights.

The above mentioned are some of the different definitions of freedom to different individuals. Freedom in general means the ability to live your life your way and express the way you think it is appropriate. Any sort of external restrictions is considered as a hindrance to the right to exercise freedom. If at any point in life, you feel that you have been deprived of freedom or any such issues, you may get in touch with Living In Wellbeing’s expert counsellors. Along with guiding how you can achieve freedom in life, our experts will have a motivational and inspirational talk with you to help you in dealing with the issues in a better way.

 

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