As I sat at a class discussion few days earlier, I was struck by how amazing people are and therefore
why it is so wrong for other people to make decisions for them regarding their lives or property. Man
(and woman) are amazing creatures- when free.
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains," or so said Jean-Jacques Rousseau, but I think I
might modify this statement to say "Man is born free and is amazing, but everywhere he has been
chained by pitiful life problems and strains."
Too many people believe that the goal of life is to make money so that we become well and enjoy
the charm of life- but I reject this because I believe that people are already made by their Creator as
great as they are ever going to be. When born, we all are free individuals, making free choices,
respecting the lives of others, and understanding basic ideas about ownership of property (ever
heard a kid say 'that's mine!').
When left alone, free to make choices about what to do and what to do with their own property,
people make incredible decisions and become amazing people.
But as Man proceeds in his life journey and advances in years he finds himself bound by chain quite
unknown to him. In his infancy he cannot live by himself, but has to depend upon his mother
fortering care for his life. As he grows in year he finds that he cannot do anything and everything
according to his sweet will. His movements are restricted and his speech, whenever it is undesirable
or foul, is checked and he is rebuked and admonished.
He wants to play all day long, but cannot and has to submit himself to the discipline of his school.
When he finishes his education he marries, but finds himself more and more in chains, he cannot
enjoy a life of ease. When his heart eagerly hankers after but has to lead a life of drudgery for
maintaining his parents, wife and children. As a social being he is not allowed to move and act as he
pleases: he is to submit social law and curb his liberty in relation to and for the sake of others .As a
citizen he has to obey the laws of his state and whenever he transgresses them he is put to disgrace.
In matters religion affairs he is to live with the people of his religion in harmony and cannot violate
his law without punishment.
We thus see that at a time of birth a man is quite free, but his freedom begins to wear out as he
advances in life. The more he grows in years, the more he does find himself in chains.
In this way he is compelled to surrender all his freedom to the world he lives in and regains it in toto
only when he cuts of all connections with it and departs it from forever.
ANIQA SAFADAR
UET Taxila
why it is so wrong for other people to make decisions for them regarding their lives or property. Man
(and woman) are amazing creatures- when free.
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains," or so said Jean-Jacques Rousseau, but I think I
might modify this statement to say "Man is born free and is amazing, but everywhere he has been
chained by pitiful life problems and strains."
Too many people believe that the goal of life is to make money so that we become well and enjoy
the charm of life- but I reject this because I believe that people are already made by their Creator as
great as they are ever going to be. When born, we all are free individuals, making free choices,
respecting the lives of others, and understanding basic ideas about ownership of property (ever
heard a kid say 'that's mine!').
When left alone, free to make choices about what to do and what to do with their own property,
people make incredible decisions and become amazing people.
But as Man proceeds in his life journey and advances in years he finds himself bound by chain quite
unknown to him. In his infancy he cannot live by himself, but has to depend upon his mother
fortering care for his life. As he grows in year he finds that he cannot do anything and everything
according to his sweet will. His movements are restricted and his speech, whenever it is undesirable
or foul, is checked and he is rebuked and admonished.
He wants to play all day long, but cannot and has to submit himself to the discipline of his school.
When he finishes his education he marries, but finds himself more and more in chains, he cannot
enjoy a life of ease. When his heart eagerly hankers after but has to lead a life of drudgery for
maintaining his parents, wife and children. As a social being he is not allowed to move and act as he
pleases: he is to submit social law and curb his liberty in relation to and for the sake of others .As a
citizen he has to obey the laws of his state and whenever he transgresses them he is put to disgrace.
In matters religion affairs he is to live with the people of his religion in harmony and cannot violate
his law without punishment.
We thus see that at a time of birth a man is quite free, but his freedom begins to wear out as he
advances in life. The more he grows in years, the more he does find himself in chains.
In this way he is compelled to surrender all his freedom to the world he lives in and regains it in toto
only when he cuts of all connections with it and departs it from forever.
ANIQA SAFADAR
UET Taxila
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