Many faces of freedom

Sometimes it is possible to replace the word freedom with the word freedom. It is an analogous term used in various senses. Left, Elza was born to be single, so she was never destined for a cage. A bird that is not in a cell is free. Well-oiled doors are doors that move freely in their hinges. Or there is a mother of six finally has free time to accompany her last child to kindergarten.
In some cases, freedom may refer to the absence of any inappropriate element. For example, a gluten-free diet. So it’s not that gluten. Or decaffeinated coffee. So it’s decaffeinated coffee.
When John Paul II speaks of freedom as the root of human dignity, he thinks of a profound fact that means more than freedom of movement or the absence of any inappropriate element. Freedom is part of human nature and radically separates us from the rest of creation. Humans are essentially free beings, even when they are caged or locked up in labour camps. The animal is not free even when it moves freely in the forest. The animal must necessarily obey its instincts. Even nature is not free, but it follows the laws and rules. The water always flows down the hill. We will not be able to ignite the fire in a vacuum. The combination of sodium and chlorine can produce salt, but it never makes black pepper. Human freedom is not sexual freedom, but the freedom of will by which we control our actions and deeds. It is essential to distinguish between human activities and human actions. A human act is an act that is performed freely and voluntarily. We sometimes act consciously and intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. For example, when a salesperson spends money out of a hundred instead of fifty, she did it inadvertently. However, when the customer notices that she has given him more, he will perform a human deed because he did it consciously freely. Human freedom must also include moral freedom. One must be able to choose between good and evil, virtue and vice. Human freedom deliberately and judiciously decides between good things or between good and evil.

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