Freedom and Change
Man is a slave to his weakness.
He does not recognize when evil is consuming him
And, instead of getting rid of it,
He allows himself to be destroyed.
Men are driven to nowhere in the name of a slogan
Such as change, freedom, independence –
All kinds of funny words -
Words that please our ears and our hearts.
We love words which do in fact not mean anything
We do not always understand the words which reach us
From a talented speaker or politician
Coming from a microphone
With intonation and theatrical allure,
Like freedom, healthcare, equality, liberty, work place etc,
For which people are ready to give up their vote
And later maybe their faith and their lives.
No one asked for the real meaning of those words –
"Freedom" “Change” etc.
No one asked what kind of change they promise us.
What freedom can we see in the chains of our pride and hostility?
The freedom to be hungry and feel miserable?
Why talk about freedom from our chains.
Men are prisoners of their anatomy and deficiencies,
Of their traditions, of the education they have received
And of the society in which they live.
It is senseless to die for freedom without the real meaning of this word,
Actually, we must live for it. Let us rejoice in freedom,
But more so in a freedom of the mind and the freedom of the spirit.
This is a positive strength that helps us in our professional,
Social and personal environments.
And it is thanks to this strength that we achieve freedom - and attain love.
It is far easier to love one's neighbor than to fight him.
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I found the third to the last stanza quite interesting, but I don't believe it is true. To me, it states that we are prisoners to these things and they hold us bound. On the contrary, I believe that we CAN and SHOULD break some of these things which hold us bound. Show our strength...rise up and overcome the chains which hold us bound. If not... how will change ever really occur?
Cryssa
Of their traditions, of the education they have received
And of the society in which they live."
These three lines are very prophetically stated. Your deeply thoughtful poem makes one really think, and certainly during the political heyday prior to the election, the word "change" became a near chant. I personally think the word "overhaul" would have been more appropriate.
I enjoyed reading your "Freedom and Change"
Edwin
Be always safe,
Karen
Thanks for caring and sharing...
Love,
Eileen
Love to you,
Christine
Freedom is understood by those that where prisoners of slaves.
Change is understood by those that didn't choose the easy way at every turn and never had second thoughts doing a U turn if that was necessary.
Yes, man is told what he want to hear.
Georg
Newfie Hugs, Rose
We are the human race, and when we understand that we are the human race, there will be no places for Eris and Ares on this planet.
Yes, we speak and follow words without knowing the meaning. For example, the word EDUCATION: This word is used to mean INSTRUCTION.
The word education is a contraction of five Latin words meaning:
"ACTION TO DIRECT SELF DIRECTED".
There is no "freedom" without VIABILITY, for viability is the way to "ACTION TO DIRECT SELF DIRECTED".
This poem, "Freedom and Change" has made its way to wake up those under hypnotic trance ~ to think and to understand that without instruction no one finds freedom.
I salute You, Poet.
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU