"To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves." Is this true?
Quote is by Virginia Woolf.
Quote is by Virginia Woolf.
Eye Am Eternal
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Funny way of putting it, but yes. If you are not in control, the world will control you. In order to know freedom, you have to realize you are in prison. Once you notice that you are in prison, then and only then can you contemplate freedom. Then you have to control your desires and move your desires towards that which is true freedom. True freedom is not to be under the control of some government entity.
Apple al.
Yes, my friend.
Having a freedom is a bless, not all could have one.
See one recent news, 3 people achieved theirs after
more than 2 decades being kept and locked away from
us in a house.
But then always remember, appreciate and use it wisely
that freedom because enjoying it too much will sure kill
you.
Stay good and take care :)
trueprober
Hello marybuko, yes to unknot the rope around the wood usually we put a strong knot around nearby. It would make the first knot in a loose state. Now unknot becomes so easy. In the same way as we have self discipline [only self not imposed by anyone] we get total freedom. Enjoy yourself dear. All the best
Anonymous
no many people have freedom and no self control and they seem to be enjoying just fine they don't want people with self control doing right they want people running around out there minds feeding every evil desire they have and destroying them selves that's why the problems we have will never be solved its like trying to clean up the trash and a big dump truck comes and just keeps dumping more and more they don't want us to be ok some are able to use the resources in this world like lawyers an such to bring some amount of civility into their life but not me its your world not mine
Jeremiah
Without self-control and discipline we become enslaved to our foibles and interiorised external factors and images. True freedom comes from bringing out what we truly want, not that which strikes our fancy at the time.