Jules M. Lumagbas Rev. Fr. Leroy R.

Geli
AB-Philosophy-IV February 2018

The Possibilities of Freedom

A person is where he is not controlled by family, society and nature does not mean that he is
really free in a fully human way. Our human freedom is not really to do what we want. Freedom
is there to our life in order that man might bring his life forward to this fulfillment. A major
possibilities of human freedom is to create a personal life. We choose what is important to us,
those that are good values. We have a basic choice. Using our choice is great help to us. Mature
person can only attain this kind of attitude. The child have no choice to choose what is right. He
just have a small choices. For our basic choices it gives color or meaning to our life. Another basic
area where freedom can be attain is in the choice of one’s attitudes. With our freedom we can be
able to decide how to face a situation or problems that we face. In life there are many challenges
and surprises that we face. We must know how to face it. What we will do to overcome this. There
is also a possibilities of freedom when we are in the involvement in a society. In a family we are
challenged to take control of giving something of ourselves to our parents and to our brothers and
sisters. There is also involvement in a marriage as we unite with our partner and form a family.
The same in a community we are involve through our role and work. Our human freedom applies
in these many forms of social involvements. In this we can see that if we choose a life of isolation
we cannot be fully human who is involve in a society. A major possibilities that human life offers
is that of a life of self-discovery. Development in ourselves does not come immediately it is
discovered when we create through ourselves. We must have a set goals in life and pursues goals.
When we are studying we pursue a goal. The goal to finish it and have a worked to help our
families. We must have to sacrifice many things to attain our goals.
Our freedom has a purpose in us. It is not given to us to choose what we want. To satisfy what
we want it is given to have our choice. A choice and decision that is right. To attain our fulfillment
in life. As we see the 4 possibilities in human freedom it is to attain full human development.
Although we cannot attain it perfectly but we can achieve it through our efforts.

In this possibilities of freedom it is important to have a good choice and decisions. To satisfy
our desires in life are not a true freedom and fully development it is a hindrance to us. Before we
do something in life we must examine it, evaluate it so that we can have a good decisions.