edited_by_querschnitt on Nostr: You dream of freedom, but you're only exchanging dependencies. And I mean that ...
You dream of freedom, but you're only exchanging dependencies.
And I mean that completely seriously, BECAUSE YOU ARE ALWAYS DEPENDENT ON SOMETHING.
Let's start gently:
First of all, you are dependent on everything that covers your basic needs: Food, warmth, oxygen, shelter, etc.
I could stop here, because you can't answer anything else in purely factual terms. But people also like to answer emotionally:
“Yes, but by freedom I mean financial freedom, for example ... I no longer have to think about what I buy - I just buy it. I never have to worry about it again.”
Okay, so you can buy anything now? And then a car hits you and you're suddenly paraplegic up to your neck.
You're lucky you have money, because now you can at least choose the doctors and nurses you'll be dependent on for the rest of your life.
Okay, less dramatic?
So you have money without end, a great partner by your side, are in perfect health and are living the life of your dreams. But what if your partner leaves you? Or if your investments suddenly plummet because the global economy goes crazy?
You realize:
Even in your ideal state, you're not really free. Because you are dependent on circumstances that you cannot fully control.
Let's go even deeper:
You are dependent on your body, which will get older at some point.
You are dependent on the society you live in because it provides you with rules and a framework.
You are dependent on your relationships, which give you love and a sense of belonging.
Freedom is therefore not a state of complete independence. It is the ability to live in peace with your dependencies and to consciously shape them.
The real question is:
Not how you become independent, but WHAT you want to be dependent on.
Your values, your choices and ultimately your inner attitude - these are the building blocks of your personal freedom.
What do you choose?
And I mean that completely seriously, BECAUSE YOU ARE ALWAYS DEPENDENT ON SOMETHING.
Let's start gently:
First of all, you are dependent on everything that covers your basic needs: Food, warmth, oxygen, shelter, etc.
I could stop here, because you can't answer anything else in purely factual terms. But people also like to answer emotionally:
“Yes, but by freedom I mean financial freedom, for example ... I no longer have to think about what I buy - I just buy it. I never have to worry about it again.”
Okay, so you can buy anything now? And then a car hits you and you're suddenly paraplegic up to your neck.
You're lucky you have money, because now you can at least choose the doctors and nurses you'll be dependent on for the rest of your life.
Okay, less dramatic?
So you have money without end, a great partner by your side, are in perfect health and are living the life of your dreams. But what if your partner leaves you? Or if your investments suddenly plummet because the global economy goes crazy?
You realize:
Even in your ideal state, you're not really free. Because you are dependent on circumstances that you cannot fully control.
Let's go even deeper:
You are dependent on your body, which will get older at some point.
You are dependent on the society you live in because it provides you with rules and a framework.
You are dependent on your relationships, which give you love and a sense of belonging.
Freedom is therefore not a state of complete independence. It is the ability to live in peace with your dependencies and to consciously shape them.
The real question is:
Not how you become independent, but WHAT you want to be dependent on.
Your values, your choices and ultimately your inner attitude - these are the building blocks of your personal freedom.
What do you choose?