Seek Freedom
Why do you stay in prison when the door is open?
“Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.”-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Welcome to a very special issue of the YouTopian Journey. Unlike other issues, this one is a special edition that will focus on a very important topic, not only for mental health, but for our society. The concept of personal freedom. Not freedom of speech or freedom from tyranny, but the freedom to go after what you want! More importantly, the freedom to become who you desire to be.
WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?
This is a big week for YouTopian Journey. So far, we introduced our first heroine and more importantly, discussed the concept of freedom. That is why this special edition issue will only showcase one panel of art.
THE CHAINS OF LIFE
“I see it everywhere people fighting for their enslavement as if it was a matter of salvation for them.”-Baruch Spinoza
There are a myriad of ways that people are enslaved. Some are chained to a career they no longer enjoy, others to a person that they can no longer stand. Some are enslaved by entertainment while the majority are slaves to technology. Yet all are slaves to fear!
The chains of fear are what prevent our greatest victories and triumphs while the chains of conformity make it comfortable to remain locked in place. Understand that no great undertaking was ever accomplished by those who remained enslaved to the roles that society had fettered them with.
Despite this, people cling to these chains, hoping that magically something will alter their current state. Perhaps fate and fortune will step in. But that is to live for sunshine and life needs every moment. Thus it comes down to the individual to act.
It comes down to YOU.