REFLECTION – UNDERSTANDING HUMAN FREEDOM

You can describe freedom in many ways, but maybe the most common
way to do so is to describe it as the freedom to choose, to be who you really
are, to express yourself, and to live your life the way you wish, without
infringing on the personal freedom of others. Although seemingly minor, the
battle for universal human rights has been more widespread today than it
has at any other point in history.

An individual's right is something that is generally understood as

possessing the right to do whatever one needs to do. That is right in the
literal sense, but, to me, it still incorporates the principles of liberty and
equality. My view of independence is that it empowers me to be myself in
any way possible and gives me the right to determine my own course in life,
to decide my own ideals and convictions, and to decide what I do about my
short life on Earth. One's definition of independence is based on various
variables, including physical place, personal identity, and childhood.
The explanation why I believe in personal rights is because of the way I have
lived my life so far. I have been given the chance to choose what I believe in
and what I will do with my life. Since I have the opportunity to change my
career direction, I can pick what I want to do with my career and can adapt
it as I want.

However, in terms of history, there has been no total freedom. Since

time immemorial, limits and restrictions have been imposed on humans not
to practice their absolute freedom of being. Additionally, it leaves the person
vulnerable to the effects of each action, decision, or opinion that is made.
Owing to the fact that we are governed by governments, as well as having
strata in the society, people are not as free as they should be. In the other
hand, practicing human rights is not just about the individual. Democracy
is in the possession of the community or society as it is practiced
collectively as a unit at a given time. While there are personal decisions
individuals make on their own capacity to consider and determine, in fact,
the end outcomes are not just individuals or small groups of people, but also
whole populations. Jail or immobility is used to explain the idea of equality.
But on the other hand, "unfreedom" is more than the mere existence of
systemic constraints and restrictions. For the most part, the reverse of
freedom is seen by a decline in ethnic diversity and the failure
to receive resources offered by the community or the government.