‘Do you know the feeling you get when there are so many unknowns in your life? It feels as if you were hanging somewhere between the earth and the sky. As if you cannot decide which direction you should go. Up to the sky? Down to the earth? To the left? To the right?’
‘What is going on?’
‘I am there now, you know. I always thought I knew what I wanted to do. I always thought I controlled things around me. Now I am not so sure anymore.’
‘Do you want to specify a bit?’
‘I am hanging in that place and feel suffocated. This is not because there is not enough air around here. I see other creatures doing just fine. But something is choking me.’
‘What are you trying to tell me?’
‘Have you ever felt like this before?’
‘I don’t know. I am not a very emotionally deep person.’
‘What is life without emotions?’
‘Never pondered about that either.’
‘Have you ever lived?’
‘Have you? Do you think you can live by trying to control everything? That is not life. That is not freedom. That is prison. I want to be free. I am free.’
beautifully written. mashallah. if one thinks on that line, the idea of freedom becomes questionable.
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Yeah. Thank you!
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Psychopaths live life without emotions to me and many a politician, CEO, lawyer, manager and money type they be!
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Emotions are needed, I agree. As long as they don’t make us their slaves.
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Great insight.
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Thank you!
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A simple and timely truth
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Thanks!
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I don’t know how or why..but this resonates with me on a really deep level.. Thank you.
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I am glad it does! Thank you!
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Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose,
And nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’ but it’s free,
Feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues,
And buddy, that was good enough for me,
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
-Kris Kristofferson
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That is a good way of looking at it. Maybe freedom is realizing that we don’t really own anything, so we should just let ourselves in the flow.
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Freedom is probably a lot of different things, actually. Haha.
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Probably
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If there could be state with absolutely no conflict, between where I am and where I want to be, a state devoid of goals, aspirations or inward movement, would such a state be truly free?
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It would not be. I think it is about having goals because we need that guidance. But not perceiving these goals as the only way we can lead our lives. Maybe freedom is adapting to change.
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You write beautifully.
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Thank you so much!
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Beautiful 😍😍
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Thanks a lot!
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Nice post
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Thank you!
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I currently live in that in-between. Good writing!
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It is hard, right?
Thank you!
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Beautifully written.
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Thank you!
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