Friday, July 23, 2004

Freedom

Most people would define "freedom" in some way like this: being able to do what you want.
What a scary thing. There's nothing naturally in me that "wants" to serve others. From birth, we've wanted only to benefit ourselves foremost. We're always a slave to something--to whatever we "want" most. What is really good news is that miraculously, what we "ought to do and be" can become what we "want to do and be". That's amazing. Until that point, we remain slaves of the worst kind. I find that the problem is not ability, but want-to. What do I want most today?