Author: clfuu

“I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.”
—Nikos Kazantzakis

When you have you found freedom in detachment?

One of the most treasured freedoms is that of free speech—the ability to openly express one’s beliefs, without regard for whether others agree with you or not. But free speech also has limits, such as prohibitions on slander and libel, and the famous notion that you can’t yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater.

Do you think that hate speech should be prohibited? Is it more important that people be free or that they be just or kind?

We tend to think of moments of liberation as dramatic—tearing down the Berlin wall, the end of Apartheid, escaping from an abusive relationship in the dark of night. But all those dramatic moments of change started with something much smaller. A sense of possibility. A meeting to plan an action. The radical idea that things could be different.

What small impulse toward freedom or change do you see at work in yourself or in the larger world?

Freedom of expression includes the freedom to be fabulous, whether or not your version of fabulous matches up with society’s expectations.

How do you enjoy expressing yourself in ways that others find surprising?

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.”
—Rosa Parks

How has pursuing your own freedom helped others to be free?