Surrounded with a universe that has strict physical boundaries, man cherishes the concept of freedom either as an answer or as an alternative to his chained existence in the world. As an alternative, man makes use of freedom to peacefully reach to a higher position from his fallen status, a belief whose roots go back to the creation of the first man. As an answer, human being employs freedom in a more rebellious manner to question and reject his limited and mortal existence. From the former attitude emerges constructive creativity and harmony while from the latter destructive creativity and anarchy. The way man expresses his freedom is the direct result of his understanding of existence. In art, architecture, ecology, economy and governance, our comprehension and understanding of freedom determines the policy we prefer to execute within and beyond our reach and understanding.
Freedom is either a state of being or a state of mind or a combination of these two. Each of us experiences freedom in one of these three realms. Culture, religion and concrete preferences determine which type of freedom we will happen to choose. Some care more about their physical freedom while others strive to find their freedom inside themselves, disregarding the chains and setbacks in the outside world. Yet another group of people do care about both internal and external freedom in its fullest sense.
In the first case, freedom necessitates the three dimensional world (width, length, and depth) as we know it by experience and habituation. To be fully executed, freedom needs five senses and a resonance to each of them in the physical world. If one of them goes unanswered, experiencing life fully becomes an improbable task for human being. He wants space to go wherever he wants to go. He wants time to do whatever he wants to do. He also looks for satisfaction that his five senses might bring about and any setback to this causes great unrest and possible rebellion. This type of freedom is largely based on the sensuality and satisfaction. Without an inner depthness and broadness, man can become the greatest destructive force in the planet if he reduces freedom merely to external realities.
In the second case, freedom does not require time and space to be actualized. It is experienced deep in the mind and heart no matter how bad and unwelcome the outer environment turns out to be. It is more perception than execution. This type of freedom brings forth an individual peace and stability. Its strong individuality becomes a drawback when man has to share and promote freedom with and for the others. Inner peace and stability do not always the best reaction to the unjust and cruel practices that are always widespread in the world.
In the third case, freedom is fully executed internally and externally. Now it is a complete concept and a realistic approach to the good and bad that life innately contains. It is both having and distributing. Freedom lived in its fullest sense is no longer a personal experience but an active ingredient of the daily life of all mankind. It is resilient and perfectly fit for application into real life. This type of freedom is the one that great revolutionists and leaders have adopted and carried out in many places throughout the history.
As a conclusion, it can easily be said that freedom is the sum of internal and external experiences and expectations. Without grasping the complete picture of it, life becomes either too dangerous or too dull. As human beings, our creation is meant to be an actualization, but not a deformation. No matter how rough our voices might get against our fate, we are still weak and tied to the conditions that we cannot control. Therefore, to make best use of our freedom, we need to reconcile it with the meaning of our creation. This is only possible if we are able to have and execute freedom in its fullest sense.
