Blind Freedom
Nimarit Walia
English 7o
Blind Freedom
What is freedom? Freedom may often be described as the ability to do anything you want to at any given time. Many of us think that freedom is going to the movies with friends without being supervised by an adult. Others think that freedom is simply being able to mind your own business and relax. But is that what “freedom” really means? Are we free at school or work? Are we free at home? These questions all have to do with the way you look at freedom.
Being free isn’t exactly doing whatever you want. For example, being free does not give a person the right to rob a bank just because he wants to and not get in trouble. Freedom is the ability or opportunity to do something. The United States has given us the right to live freely and happily, as long as we don’t put a bad affect on another person or object. A lot of us abuse this right and bully other people around just because we are bigger and stronger than them. But this does not make the person being bullied free. That person is being denied his/her rights, and the only thing to do is to punish those who abuse other people.
At schools, many people try to go with the flow and do what everyone else is doing so that they don’t look weird or look like an outcast. They take away their own freedom to be average. The real freedom comes from the people who, without being told, do things that affect themselves and represents whom they are. Although people have the freedom to say whatever they want to, they cannot talk back to an adult or say something harmful to someone else. Also, some people think that they are not free at school because they are constantly being bossed around or being told what to do by the teacher. If the teachers were never strict and always let you have fun in class, then you wouldn’t learn anything and you probably wouldn’t get a good job.
When you are at home, you usually just want to kick back and relax by watching some T.V. or playing video games. But you have to take responsibility and finish all your work or chores that you have to do. When you have finished your main priorities, you can finally be “free.” This means that you can do what you want (play, watch T.V., hang out with friends, etc.).
As you can see, being free is not exactly doing whatever you want to do. Part of being free is following instructions and listening to others. You have to be responsible enough to put your work in front of your play. Being free is when you not only relax and do what you want to, but also when you work, listen to others, and take responsibility. Freedom is being independent with good causes.
