If you heard the word freedom, you correlate it with good vibes. The majority of the time, you feel enlightened, lifted, and positive. But what I want to talk about is the freedom that nobody cares about. Freedom neglected by many, freedom usually forgotten by the people. If one gives someone enough freedom to do as they please, they may destroy themselves by their unwise or foolish actions and decisions. We are told to eat healthily and eat junk food. It's best to take care of your health and avoid risky health conditions. People argue back and forth about life's priorities. Some people love to have freedom from their low-paying jobs while others crave more money. A lot of people blame society for their unhappiness instead of changing their attitude towards things.
The most important thing a person can have is enough rope to hang themselves. Too much freedom can push the person over the edge and eventually lead them to suicide, though it may be sudden or gradual stopping of life in one form or another. There's a borderline between perfection and dependence. What if you don't have the rope to hang yourself with? You will be dependent on someone else to do so or you will end up having no rope at all.
People that are able to live a fulfilled life by taking control of their actions rather than others, this is their dream. They can get the job done as they desire and make the people around them happy. This is not only about love, this is about being the change one wishes to see in the world. Achieving that change seems like a fragile thing for most people and only very few reach that perfect state of truth where they finally say "I feel good".
The reason why some people get everything they want is that they want it so bad that it's the only thing on their minds. They get the job done and work very hard. They show enthusiasm and respect for others and in return, they get what they want. The people that are not able to do this life off of someone else's success. Is a person a leech if he doesn't have enough time to do things? Maybe. I know how it feels to have too much time on your hands, especially if you're unemployed and searching for a job when there isn't any.
So you say freedom is something that everybody should have and everybody should feel. You say freedom is something that belongs to the most enduring, to the most believing. But I say "NO" at all. It should not be handled carelessly. It should be taken care of, like a newborn baby, so fragile, so meek. It should be nourished and be harnessed with positivity. It should not be neglected with love and with kindness. Freedom is something that doesn't belong to everybody. As too much freedom could provide negative results as well, especially in the hands of many.
Anybody that knows the point of my article is in shock. I'm not writing this because I am depressed or suicidal. To be honest, it's about time to move on and live for the rest of my life. It's the feeling you get when you've lost a loved one, or when someone leaves the room and doesn't come back, or when your favorite show gets canceled without a real reason why. It's this feeling that fills me with despair and makes me want to end my days. I don't have a gun or a rope to hang myself with so I figure if I write something down, it can help me move on, or feel free from the negativity that surrounds me. I know I am not alone, as a lot of people are constantly fighting for freedom or constantly regressing from it.
"Living with enough rope to hang ourselves" is a story about life. It's not about suicide. It's about our lives and how we react to certain situations. It doesn't mean "killing yourself", it means "dying". Our minds are like hamsters in a wheel and sometimes it can become too much for them.
Sometimes all you have to do is to check your inner thoughts, and ask yourself:
Is it freedom that I want? Or is it freedom I should let go?
Thank you @ShyLavender for the challenge. Here's a swift response to @JonicaBradley's original challenge.
thank you too po! 😁