Freedom is a state of mind

Freedom is a state of mind, not a political status. Freedom is not a passport and not a plane ticket to the outermost edge of the world. Freedom – it is strong beliefs, is the ability to live and think independently from others’ assessments or instructions. Freedom – it is self-confidence, it’s ability always look to the future with confidence.

The mere fact that we live in a politically independent country, does not make us free. Free people create a free country and not vice versa. Some people will never be liberated by the most advanced democracy in the world; they will remain imprisoned of their fears and inferiority complexes.

Freedom to me is a huge value. I want to feel free. I try to be free. I do not always succeed to do it. I’m still full of all kinds of fears, uncertainty, which I try to throw out with the roots.

External image creation for me is the greatest human flaw, the worst possible lie, and I do accept it like the plague. I am learning self-confidence, learning to feel solid ground beneath my feet, even in the most volatile moments in life.

Freedom can be learned. And when we learn and become free, that freedom from us no one can take away.

© Fortune, 2020