The old painter asked again: What do you think freedom is? Is freedom just doing what you want, living without constraints? In fact, from the moment we are born, we belong to invisible frameworks. It could be family, culture, society, or sometimes just prejudices that we create in our own heads.
Within those limits, each person has their own way of seeking freedom. A child wishes to be free to run around in the yard, without being stopped by their parents. An adult wants to escape the pressure of work to live with passion. But is freedom just an illusion, a concept that people try to pursue to ease the pressure of reality? In modern society, freedom is often placed within the framework of laws and responsibilities.
The architect sighed: Well, I told you, after all, there is no absolute freedom when people put so many responsibilities around their necks.
The old painter shook his head: Limitation does not always mean loss of freedom. Sometimes, it is within the framework that people find the meaning of true freedom. Freedom is not uncertainty or licentiousness, but the ability to consciously choose and live fully with that choice. An artist can freely create within the limits of color and material. A writer is free to tell his life story within the framework of language. Or a mother, although bound by family responsibilities, still feels free when seeing her child smile.
Freedom is actually about how we perceive and deal with ourselves. When we accept that everything in life has limits, we no longer have to fight against them but instead find ways to harmonize. A free mind is a mind that knows how to live in the present, not tied down by the past or worried about the future.
He suddenly switched to a joking tone: Okay, I've preached too much, it's your turn, feel free to order something new.
