FREEDOM

I was once asked, I believe by a neighbor, if I actually work.  I remember being offended and my response was, of course I work.  Let's fast forward to the present day because that question is intriguing.  We are all programed to go to school, graduate and go to work 40 plus-hours a week for approximately 45 years of your life, retire, and die.  Now I am not sure what part of that formula I did not subscribe to, but it is certainly not for me; however, it is what most individuals are supposed to do.  So, I understand why my neighbor asked me the aforementioned question.  I have been self-employed for approximately 25 years.  I have traditional views but not when it comes to how I live my life in the area of employment and economics.  What I have learned is that my personal freedoms are somewhat connected to my non-traditional views on employment and economics.  You see, I'm not glued to a desk for 40 plus hours a week because I have to.  No one is paying me to do such a thing, and if they were to offer to pay me for such a position, I would certainly decline.  I give great service in my legal practice, but it is not because I work or don't work a certain number of hours a week.  You see, I'm not supposed to put in hours.  I'm supposed to provide quality service to my clients.  So, if I don't have appointments or need to be in court, then I don't have to be at my office.  To me that is freedom.  I am not saying it's easy, but it certainly is how I am wired.  I have the freedom to do whatever I want to do.  Whenever I want to.  
 The first Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly..., and it goes on to say civil rights and liberties of the individual is a guarantee.  I find these constitutional rights somewhat misleading because government cannot really give you anything. It is not for government to disperse. The government is in the power business.   If you don't believe me, stop paying your taxes for a while and see what happens.  You'll probably need to hire me to help you out.  Freedoms really come from each and every individual choosing to live their lives as they please, as long as you're not interfering with other people's freedoms. For me true freedom in internal.  I am not dependent on government to define it for me.  Just a bit of food for thought, most individuals think that they have a constitutional right to vote, however, you will never find it written in the constitution because it doesn't exist.  Some will argue that it's an unenumerated right but, my point is that it is not expressed in the constitution.  So, my point is that how I live my life and the life decisions I make, that is true freedom.  I leave you with a quote on point, "Freedom is the oxygen of the soul."  Moshe Dayan
  Just a thought.
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