The Right to Freedom

I've was having a discussion with a friend the other day, and it has been mulling over in my head since, so I thought i would make it my first blog post in quite some time........

Freedom to be who you are, say what you want and do what you want is important and should be attainable for everyone in this world, but are we ready for that?

I have a horrible feeling many arent

Because with freedom there comes one important, but vital, responsibility - the ability to accept the consequences on your actions - the freedom to confront the impact that the actions resulting from your freedom have on other people

And would it be truely freedom anyway if your actions have a negative impact on other people? surely in that case you are therefore restricting the freedom that these people are also entitled to- so in our society is it truely possible to have freedom for everyone?

I think maybe we should aim for a new ideal - the freedom for everyone to live how they choose, with the important caveat - that this freedom is allowed on the condition that your actions do not knowingly impact negatively on the life that someone else has chosen to lead

If you choose to knowingly carry out such an act, then I question whether you yourself actually have the right to freedom - although I do freely admit that this is a point that needs much more discussion and that one person alone could not make that sort of decision

Of course if you unknowingly make a negative impact, whether through ignorance, or genuine innocence, as long as you make the necessary reparition and make an effort to ensure that such an error does not occur again, then I dont see that there should be such a problem

Because surely if you value your freedom then the freedom of those around you should be just as precious as your own

Just remember that if you can violate someones freedom without check then it is equally possible that someone will do the same to you

How would you feel if that happened to you?