Liberate Yourself

Today, I finally freed myself from the deception that had been controlling my life. Long have I been trying to eliminate the things that caused me frustration, grief, and anger because I had finally realized that the negative actions stimulated even worse reactions. At some points throughout the last few years, that negative energy carried me like a violent set of rapids, smashing me against the rocks of consequence, responsibility, and conflict. I was a capable avoider of responsibility, able to steer my raft of lies at will, away from the things i did not want to do. I lied to my parents, my teachers, my friends, but most of all, I lied to myself. After some deep soul searching, I understood why my ride had been so rocky and perilous and by being honest, resolved to float along in calm water for a while. This entailed listing my many transgressions to my parents in a rational, collected conversation intended to help them understand the motives behind my decisions and the confidence I have gained in my ability to handle myself in the future.

After this conversation, i felt free. My parental units and I had both acted in a logical manner, listening to each other's viewpoints and using both sides to form the most cooperative solution. My parents saw me not as a child, but as an adult with valid arguments to be considered. This is freedom. This is independence.

Liberate yourself.

The Buddha said "Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace."

This echoes my recent experience. Instead of setting myself against authority, I did my part in a collected manner to change it, and the respect I earned is much more meaningful now than it was before.

Peace reigns in my household. Issues that used to become shouting matches have finally been resolved and perhaps I can remove one more source of frustration from my world.

True understanding of one's self requires honesty and compassion. Life is too short to bicker, and humanity's greatest problems require our full attention. Those who judge us are not worth worrying about. They are the ones that will be left behind in the coming revolution. Open minds and communication will get us farther than open flames and aggravation.

Liberate yourself.

Embrace compassion, relinquish anger. Instead of confrontation, use conversation. Honesty becomes trust, trust becomes understanding, and understanding is the instrument of the illuminated World Citizen. Know your enemy, your friends, and yourself, and we cannot lose.

Liberate yourself from ignorance. Liberate yourself from intolerance. Liberate yourself from control. Liberate yourself from fear. Liberate yourself from greed. Liberate yourself from anger.

Liberate yourself just so that you may be free.

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