The old Janis Joplin song declares “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” Is that your definition of freedom? Nowadays the word “freedom” is usually used in the context of politics or revolution. And folks have reduced the definition of freedom to mean “doing what I want to do.” Of course, this is too small a definition, and we see this fault every time some group gets the power to…
OK, I’m afraid of closed in places. I think it’s called “claustrophobia.” The first time I remember discovering this uneasy feeling was when I was a boy and we were playing hide and seek. I found this perfect hiding place in a small cupboard in the kitchen. And it must have been a good spot because no one could find me. But after a few minutes in that closed in place, I…
