Freedom
Thought for today
A Greek myth can help us understand the freedom that comes with power of choice.
In the Underworld, Sisyphus was condemned to roll a large stone up a hill from which it always rolled down again. Realistically, he was trapped in an endless cycle of rolling the stone. When he perceived himself to be imprisoned by the curse, he was a victim.
At one point, however, he turned the tables -- he changed his mind and decided to CHOOSE to roll the stone up the hill. In doing so, he empowered himself and defused the curse.
"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us."
-- Stephen Covey
"One cannot make a slave of a free person, for a free person is free even in a prison."
-- Plato
2 comments:
Hm... some thoughtful stuff there... many people think of many things as chores and dumb things to do when they can be perceived as enjoyable...
Very true justin,it's only by rising to the challenge of enjoying everything that we do does life become the interesting journey it's meant to be.
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