What Freedom means to me???

Freedom holds different meanings to different people. For the freedom fighters it was the idea of a independent and British free India. For children it is to play & watch TV whenever they want. For a woman it is to choose her career & lifestyle and I don’t really know a man's point of view in this but from what I understand they would be really happy to be free from all the nagging. Actually, I think we all would like that!

This is a very generic or a very broad look at freedom. I feel that the perception of freedom undergoes changes with every stage in life. At least mine has. At 6 I just wanted to play & watch tom & jerry. At 12 going for a school trip would define living freely. At 18 going for overnight parties was freedom.

Now that I think about it "freedom" is not just going out for a trip or choosing a career or choosing your partner. Freedom is much more than that. Freedom is to be free from apprehensions, inhibitions, discriminations, thoughts of jealously or pulling people down and most importantly to be free from one's own past.

Freedom is to live in the present. Past always stops us from doing a lot of good for ourselves. Past gives us instances that many a times stops us from doing something or trying something new. Past experiences & lessons from them are important, but that should not be used as a barbed wire that stops us from venturing new areas of life.

I have been fortunate enough to have family & friends who have been supporting me in new ventures & giving me handy tips that keeps me from getting hurt by the barbed wire.

To conclude, freedom is not just a term that comes up during independence day or republic day to prove a point but its something that is relative it varies from person to person & changes with time. The sooner you accept the truth you can be free & walk towards a better future!