Freedom Requires Responsibility

A friend of mine, named Skye had this quote on her blog. If a person desires to master the laws of attraction and to manifest their own reality, I strongly suggest you put these words in your memory bank. To take responsibility for every aspect your life is to achieve total freedom.

Think of the helpless newborn. All of its needs are met by others. The newborn, as far as the things of the material world are concerned, is definitely not free. Over time, knowledge gained from experience and understanding begins to change everything. Once clothed, the child is free to clothe itself. Once fed, the child can now not only feed itself but also discriminate as to its likes and dislikes. As time goes on the child takes on more responsibility for its life and frees itself from parental control.

The freedom/responsibility cycle changes over time. At one point control is given to teachers-at least that used to be the case-but then freedom is regained as an individual hopefully learns to think for him/herself. Careers are chosen and courses of further study are decided upon. But now one enters the so called the real world and controls abound. After years of giving in to the control of various systems, the world of work is entered. Freedom is lost again to most since most fall into the routine of modern life and "work for a living." From jobs, family, government rules and regulations and the incessant barrage of commercials about illnesses and how to live most enter into the Pink Floyd world of "comfortably numb." We think we are responsible people because we care for our families, try to earn a living and conform to the norms of society. We get a job, have a family, go into debt, retire on next to nothing and then die. During our lifetime we push aside things we really want to do, places we want to go, and lives we would like to live because some circumstance or quirk of fate makes us give up and give in.

While some escape this trap it must be understood that each choice made or each choice not made creates our reality. For most, lives are controlled unconsciously as societal norms and pressures dictate the course of one's life. As this occurs, responsibility is given over to others and freedom is lost.
Being free does not mean being irresponsible. On the contrary, the exact opposite is true. It is the epitome of responsibility to choice to be educated; to choose how one wants to spend the day; to choose where to live and how to live; to choose with whom one will live and to decide issues about family and social interaction. All of these choices are ours to make, regardless of appearances to the contrary. We have the power to choose our wealth, health and social status as well as how we desire to spend our days. That is freedom. This does not mean that you violate laws or rules of society; rather, it means that you use those very same tools to your advantage as you shape your life and your reality. The more you take on the responsibility to control your life, the more you become a free spirit and a positive force in the Universe.