Here lately in my search for inspiring thoughts to send my friends to start their day, I've found my own inspiration. I've found a love that is indescribable. I hunger for more! I read often...I'm fully aware of several authors, especially when it comes to philosophy.
I've heard of Kierkegaard, but hadn't read much of anything. Just knew who he was. Tonight I decided to do a little research. Lucky for me, I've added two books to my book wishlist and several quotes to my "favorite quotes" collection, lol.
Though there are several that stood out to me, this one was profound. It tells my who reason for writing. It reads; "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use."
Unbelivably amazing!!! We fight so hard for this freedom, yet all of our fighting is most often for speaking someone else's thoughts or thoughts that are based in some societal norm. Nothing that we decided upon freely...using our freedom of thought. It's more like freedom to paraphrase what we were taught. I try my best to encourage my friends and anyone who reads my rantings to think freely...don't base your truth on what I write, or anyone else for that matter. Though we may often agree with what is written or told to us using the wonderful freedom of speech, what we should really be fighting for is the freedom of thought...freedom to find our on interpretations and stand up for those thoughts/interpretations. I agree with Kierkegaard, but my interpretation is different from yours...and anyone else's. I talk with a collegue/friend at work about thinking independently and not believing what we're told...not making it our truth.
Search for your own truth...follow inspiration wherever it may lead you. I know that I definitely have!
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