~~~ Freedom ~~~

Freedom, what a word this is. We endeavor for it. We battle to gain it. This is mankind’s ultimate unachievable goal. And this is the theme of my post.

Living in a society where you are judged by what you wear, what your color is and what affiliations you have it is sometimes hard to break through the norms and let your true colors shine. It is so hard to become the person you think you are and want to be when society shackles you to certain stereotypes and bind you with their expectations. No one is immune to this binding of souls but there are those who break away and unbind themselves. The beautiful ones, the truly beautiful ones who live their lives the way they want to live and not letting others make decisions for them.

I am not part of the few that broke away from their cages but I am slowly unshackling myself from the binds that stop me from being who I want to be. I'm slowly becoming the person that I aspire to be. I'm slowly becoming a person that can carry myself and be proud of myself in whatever that I do. I'm still not totally free but I'm gradually getting there.

One of the most important things to begin with when seeking freedom; is to not judge others. Judging others only shows a weakness to self. The need to observe weaknesses in others, only determines that we are avoiding being aware of our own. Eventually we have reached the understanding that we are human and that we are weak (despite all blabbers, motivating speeches and descriptive age old scribes of knowledgeable and revolutionary populace.)

I hope that you are happy in whatever you are doing in your life and that you are not forced or manipulated to do what you are doing. Never let others become your master. We as people live in norms and customs but we must never be afraid to go outside the box and live life the way we see it fit. If your friends think that you're crazy for loving the same sex, f*** your friends and get a new one. Be with people that accept you no matter what the consequences and no matter who you are. We need to be happy in order to make others happy. We can't pretend forever that we are happy, I know that. I've tried pretending to be happy for such a long time that I don't even know what "happiness" truly feels like. I just hope that by the end of this journey we can all finally say that...

I think I'll end this post here...and let you think awhile.