Freedom is a Privilege that Should Be Given to Everyone

Freedom is something that everybody has heard of but if you ask for its meaning then everyone will give you different meanings. This is so because everyone has a different opinion about freedom. For some freedom means the freedom of going anywhere they like, for some it means speaking up for themselves, and for some, it is the liberty of doing anything they like. But when you got home with no one to talk to and no one to lean on, do you still consider it as freedom? The definitions above are all according to someone in google. How about you? What is freedom for you? Do you consider yourself free right now? Does the definition above coincide with your definition of freedom?

According to Jean-Paul Sartre, 'freedom is to be seen in relation to man's defining himself. This means that freedom is no other than man's power to be what he wants to be such as being a lawyer, a politician, an engineer, or a teacher. Being so, I am responsible for what happens to himself. There are no excuses. He cannot blame others for what happens to him. He can only blame himself.' I cannot disagree with Sartre's definition of freedom for I myself, consider choosing all your wants be freedom. Making decisions according to your wants is not that hard because you will not go to consider others' opinions. You're not choosing that to please someone but because you are free to choose and to fulfill your wants. But then freedom for Sartre is a freedom of synthesis which entails that when a man makes a choice, he is not only making a choice for himself but for all mankind. For me, this is something to do with politics. Yes, we are free to vote for who we want to win and to lead the country but then let's not be insensitive. Let us choose the ones who are deserving in that position.

We are free to choose our own religion for we have our freedom and no one can stop us from that. People can't force us to choose this or that. We have our minds to make decisions and we are free to do something we want to do and to do something, we want for. We are also free in terms of belief. We are free to believe what we want to believe because that's what Jean Paul Sartre says, that humans are free to choose because we have to make a choice all the time. We cannot even choose not to choose, not choosing is just choosing the same. It means that choosing is natural to human beings, all the time we need to choose because we are free and needed to choose.

Freedom is a privilege that should be given to everyone, though not every one of us can afford to have it. Through freedom, we could act and speak for who we are and what we are without worrying for any bullet. It is when you're able to make decisions and choices independently,to be able to breathe freely. As a woman,freedom is the most important thing in my life to live confidently. We are free in everything but after all we should be responsible in our every action because according to Isaac Newton in every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It reminds us to be responsible enough for our choices and to use our freedom wisely.