Freedom is not about the absence of restrictions. This is well-understood. The accepted view is that freedom is the availability of conditions that enable one to attain one's best.
This definition, though, comes from liberal philosophizing but betrays its collectivist underpinnings. Why would some provide those conditions to others and how? The answer to this question raises many concerns, which emerge from universal practices.
The best way to achieve those conditions would be a cooperative affair, but the law of oligarchy is unavoidable there, too. And, everybody doing everything would be too taxing for everyone.
In fact, freedom is an ecosystem of morality. It is about the voluntary ownership of responsibilities. Discoursing and doing good is both a means and end of freedom. But it is not freedom as it is understood and pursued. As it functions, it only begets either aloofness or loneliness. It is about claims made on a mechanism ultimately depending upon the same human beings who hinder each other's pursuits of their best.
Dharma is the answer: you are the One who owns and owes. You are the being, and you are the becoming.
Niraj Kumar Jha
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