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Old May 22, 2010, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by little*rhino View Post
pachyderm... can you elaborate?
Freedom: the ability to do what has to be done.

That is, being able to act without being overwhelmed by fear, without trying to escape, even mentally, even internally, from what you know is right. Even in situations that are not "easy". To realize that you don't have to run away. That is a real feeling of freedom.

I wish I could do it all the time.
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Thanks for this!
little*rhino, ruffy, Shangrala