What is freedom? 🦅

In life we’re free todo what we want.

We can’t fly or teleport. God limits the set of actions we may choose from but we’re still free todo everything within our limited grasp.

What is freedom then?

Freedom of choice is the freedom to choose our actions — if i feel hungry i’m free to gorge, if i’m angry i’m free to shout…

Just because i’m free to do these things doesn’t make them good choices.

This apparent freedom of choice often ends up making people slaves to their environment, their emotions and social pressure.

What appear to be free-choice are actually poor choices guided only by impulse, desires and social pressure.

أَرَءَیۡتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ أَفَأَنتَ تَكُونُ عَلَیۡهِ وَكِیلًا﴿ ٤٣ ﴾

“Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one who has taken their own desires as their god? Will you then be a keeper over them?” — Quran 25:43

Good choices are informed by meaning, purpose and righteous intentions. Choices that please God and helps us to draw closer to Him.