21 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 3 Sep \ on: Freedom is too heavy to bear ideasfromtheedge
To my modern eyes I read graft as a trick, gimmick, or scam but I believe the meaning is hard work.
In my view freedom is choice. And it is a choice. It starts in the mind but is lived out with your hands and feet. With it comes responsibility for one's self. Its also not a boolean. You are either moving closer to freedom or further away. I'm not sure one actually ever arrives. Many seem to think freedom is synonymous with self sufficiency. The later is not a goal many desire. I am one of them. I need other people and other people need me. We are communal beings, we are better together. We can be together and still be free. We are strongest when we each tend to ourselves and lend a hand to others when they need it. Not by force or coercion. But because our bonds of community are strong.
There are times I desire to live alone on mountain, but those are not the bright times. These are times when I look around and feel despair for state of man. It is then I am reminded of how dark it has been in places and times of the past. Even small positive changes I can make will make the world around me better. Even if it is just for one person, that matters.
To my modern eyes I read graft as a trick, gimmick, or scam but I believe the meaning is hard work.
Yes, in this context it means hard work, for sure.
In my view freedom is choice. And it is a choice. It starts in the mind but is lived out with your hands and feet. With it comes responsibility for one's self. Its also not a boolean. You are either moving closer to freedom or further away. I'm not sure one actually ever arrives. Many seem to think freedom is synonymous with self sufficiency. The later is not a goal many desire. I am one of them. I need other people and other people need me. We are communal beings, we are better together. We can be together and still be free. We are strongest when we each tend to ourselves and lend a hand to others when they need it. Not by force or coercion. But because our bonds of community are strong.
I couldn't have said it any better myself. Absolutely agree with you.
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