What does Freedom mean to you? To me, Freedom means the state when you can do whatever you, whenever you want without affecting others or infringing their freedom or privacy. Well, that's MY perspective.
Everyone needs Freedom, Animals and humans alike. No one wants to be captivated nor held down. Specially teenagers. As A teenager you hate being controlled and always try to fight any kind of power, either if this power was your teachers in school or even your parents. I'm not telling you don't do it, Actually the opposite. Do it, but do it with class.
"Dear Parents,
Why don't you give me the freedom and privacy that I want? Why don't you let me live my life as I want? you lived yours so let me live mine now. I don't wanna be overprotected, living in your shadow for the rest of my life. I wanna shine on my own. Of course I'll make mistakes but, don't we all? Nobody's perfect after all. Yes I know that you love me but sometimes that's too much
~ Regards, a normal Teen."
When I was a kid, we had two bird pets. Dad used to cut the end of each wing. one day I asked why? he said " So It Doesn't Fly Away. " which means that it HAVE to stay. it can't fly. Its Natural gift! it can't use it. That's what parents do to us, Cut the tips of our wings so we can't fly away? but till when? We're gonna grow them back and leave the nest sooner or later.
In my last year in High school, My Physics Teacher - who was more like a father to us - told us a story. It went like this
" Once upon a time, there was a bear trainer. he had a bear whom he raised since he was a mere cub. they grew together and he always fed him and took care of him. One day the trainer was sleeping and there was a fly on his nose. The bear saw the fly and didn't want it to wake its master up, so the bear picked up a big rock and......you know the rest." then the teacher said: " The bear is us - parents - we love our kids so much that we hurt them, maybe not throw rocks at them but still, we never give them the chance because we say that they are still young."
So, I wanna tell every parent or adult or whomever there, Don't choke your kid with your love. Don't cut their wings. give them a chance. and I personally hate being overprotected.
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