When asked about freedom most will say that it is living in a tropical paradise, owning fancy cars and many homes, not having to work for anybody, or any number of great ideas sold as finally making it. What is true about all these things, is that none of them will actually make you free. Achieving any of these will not grant you the freedom living in true happiness each and every day. These are all material, external from the self. External freedoms, although wonderful sounding, are the fool's trap for keeping you locked into the societal grid and measuring up to those around you. Real freedom, is internal.
When I say internal freedom, I mean actually finding a complete acceptance of yourself as a human being out to experience life. This has nothing to do with anything material. This has nothing to do with placing faith in something, destiny aligning, being lucky, or using your clever mind to do business. This has everything to do with you accepting responsibility for who you are. Until you accept responsibility, you will have nothing but things. In accepting responsibility you will find that you are truly powerful in every action you take. A responsible person has their actions match their words and their intentions supporting the great oneness that is humanity.
I am not saying that you should not go about making money, experiencing the world, or having a job. What I am saying is that you should go forward accepting complete responsibility for who you are and how important you are to the whole of the universe. Each action you take is a part of the great existence, do not let it be wasted on vanity and perception. As the Dalai Lama said, "If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."
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