In trying to deny others freedom,
Man has denied himself freedom.
In trying to enslave others,
Man has enslaved himself.
In trying to segregate against a brother,
He has segregated against himself.
In trying to hate others,
He has hated himself.
In trying to fight others,
He has fought himself
And trying to judge others
Got him judging himself.
In trying to kill others,
He couldn’t fail to kill himself.
For out in the would you’ll find;
You can’t fail to give yourself what you give others,
Nor deny others what you give yourself.
In loving another, man has only loved himself
In forgiving another,
He has only forgiven himself.
In caring for another,
He has cared for himself.
In teaching another,
He has taught himself
In helping others,
He has helped himself.
And has given himself,
When he meant giving others.
You see; you can’t afford to treat others
To what you don’t treat yourself.
OTHERS FREEDOM; THE ONLY GUARANTEE TO YOUR FREEDOM
Freedom goes beyond being free from foreign domination
Beyond direct slavery and exploitation
Beyond racial segregation
Beyond submission to a dictatorship.
It defies being free from prison bars,
From the chains of poverty, disease and the curse of war.
Political freedom can’t define it,
Nor religious
Real freedom sets one free, just as the other,
It entails meeting the desires of the heart,
Those things letting it reach great heights of happiness and satisfaction,
Leaving room for enjoyment and happiness of others.
Freedom is just this;
Meeting the desires of the heart
Without undue influence, direct or indirect.
It’s meeting desires of your inner-self
With great care that the other is left free;
For if not observed,
The seed to encroach your freedom is sown,
And you won’t be free anymore.
You just can’t have freedom,
Ungiven to your neighbour.
Other’s freedom,
That’s the guarantee to your freedom
What denies man freedom and happiness is just this; the desire and determination to deny others freedom and happiness. When he commits himself to deny others, he throws himself in prisons where he can never have freedom. We must also not forget that the other will be fighting to get the freedom we deny them, and that fight alone can never leave us free. We enslave ourselves, physically or emotionally when we enslave others.
Seguya Pius
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