General
25 Feb 09
This is our land.
A land of peace and of plenty.
A land of harmony and hope.
This is our land.
Where is it?
These are our people.
The workers, the strivers, the builders.
These are our people.
The builders of our world, struggling...fighting, bleeding...dying.
On the streets of our cities and on the far-flung battlefields.
Fighting against the mutilation of our hopes and dreams.
Who are they?
Originally posted by divegeesterThroughout human history freedom has been purchased on the battlefield, often against insurmountable odds, with military victory.
This is our land.
A land of peace and of plenty.
A land of harmony and hope.
This is our land.
Where is it?
These are our people.
The workers, the strivers, the builders.
These are our people.
The builders of our world, struggling...fighting, bleeding...dying.
On the streets of our cities and on the far-flung battlefields.
Fighting against the mutilation of our hopes and dreams.
Who are they?
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyFreedom is where there is no suffering. No suffering is where people have let go of all their clinging and their attachments.
Freedom is the absence of tyranny in which you and I may excercise choice and free will. Comes at a price... blood, treasure and vigilance.
Freedom is, therefore, letting go of all the things you think you need and letting go of the things you really don't need!
Letting go, if you get yourself into the right state of mind, costs nothing!
Originally posted by mikelomYou make some very good points here about being free from material things. But the Freedom Bob is talking about is different.
Freedom is where there is no suffering. No suffering is where people have let go of all their clinging and their attachments.
Freedom is, therefore, letting go of all the things you think you need and letting go of the things you really don't need!
Letting go, if you get yourself into the right state of mind, costs nothing!