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The idea of an absolute freedom is a wonderful concept. It’s the kind of ideal we all instinctively strive for in every aspect of our lives. We want the freedom to eat the foods we prefer, pursue careers we enjoy, spend time with people we like, make it through our days free of physical or emotional pain or threat of harm, to form more intensely personal connections with those we are drawn to, to worship or not as we prefer, to think our own thoughts, to speak our own minds. All healthy, natural, and reasonable desires we can all agree on. Trouble is we don’t live in our own isolated little bubbles with access to unlimited resources. Our freedoms will always have to balance and compromise with our circumstances.
Pick any of the above examples to explore from concept to application and it won’t be long before you start running into potential barriers and limitations to pursuing a particular freedom. At some point either our personal circumstances or those of society at large will start presenting obstacles to unfettered pursuit of a particular freedom.
Just because we desire something does not mean we are entitled to it. Our desire alone does not guarantee there will be limitless supplies available to us nor that we will have an unlimited capacity for acquiring it. Supplies of…