Liberation

     One thing that I have been thinking about lately, is freedom.  In America, we like to think we are free, but do our lives reflect that?  Is our ideal of freedom true liberation?  To voice my thoughts, I wrote a short piece:



Chains
     They say that ignorance is bliss, and knowledge is the key to freedom.  But how true is that?  How free are we?  In ignorance, we are chained by the restrictions that come with it, and a lack of creative means, with no hope of moving forward.  But in knowledge we are also chained by the obligations and responsibilities that present themselves alongside our knowledge.  Can we really be free?  What is the balance of liberation?  To stay in ignorance is to deny oneself a meaningful life, but to forever be in pursuit of knowledge denies the chance of finding any meaning in life.  The only liberation, then, is to admit that one shall never know all that there is in life.  But does that signify defeat, and thus ignorance?  No.  The balance is found in a book.  A book that lays out what things can be learned, and what things will never be understood.  A book where life’s meaning is found on every page, every paragraph, every line, sentence and word.  A book written over the course of 2,000 years by 40 men, where every word was inspired by God.  Be free of the chains; liberation is never far away.


     As if in answer of my thoughts, God brought back to my mind something a professor had told me.  He had said that until God's work is finished in my life, nothing will be able to kill me.  God has a purpose for my life, just like he has a purpose for everyone.  So, until my purpose has been completed, I need have no fear of death.  Death cannot have victory, nor shall it- for God has defeated death already.  This thought is also very freeing, because it helps to remind me that I don't need to worry- God is in control of my life.  
     Another encouragement is the song "Counting on God" because the lyrics simply echo my thoughts and what God has been telling me.