{"id":28614,"date":"2015-05-16T12:35:56","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T09:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=28614"},"modified":"2017-04-06T11:27:48","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T09:27:48","slug":"%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-77-%d9%83%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%a6%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-77-%d9%83%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%a6%d9%88%d9%84%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85\/","title":{"rendered":"On Life 77 \u2013 Be Responsible \u2013 May 16, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 \u00a0Gazing at the horizon, he allowed his thoughts to flow, yet no farther than his mind. He kept recalling his past: the child running to his father, the youngster with his high-school colleagues amidst whom stood their Arabic teacher smiling kindly\u2026 This flash back had happiness and sadness. Yet, time stopped for a moment as he posed a question, \u201cAre you really free?\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Freedom! Humanity\u2019s dream! Let us contemplate its secrets in order to achieve it.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0As we start the journey to freedom, we should ask ourselves, \u201cIs man entitled to seek freedom?\u201d Before you answer, let us remember Sigmund Freud\u2019s words, \u201cMost people do not really want freedom: for freedom entails responsibility, and most people dread responsibility.\u201d<\/span> Here, a voice echoes within man\u2019s heart, \u201cBe honest; think honestly with yourself as you get ready to be responsible for your deeds and decisions, without seeking people or circumstances to throw the consequences on.\u201d It is said, \u201cThe first step toward freedom is refraining from throwing responsibility on others.\u201d<\/span> It is not just the others, but circumstances that you put before you to throw away responsibility. Abraham Lincoln links freedom with responsibility, saying, \u201cFreedom is the desire to be responsible for yourself.\u201d<\/span> If you want to be free, start by learning how to be responsible for yourself.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0For man to understand his potential that qualifies him to bear certain responsibilities, he had to be fully aware of his self, talents, and circumstances: that he might make his decisions freely and correctly. Freedom starts when ignorance ends. Generally, the more man knows himself, others, things, and circumstances, the clearer his vision and ability to act become.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Nelson Mandela, whose mission was achieving freedom, expresses new aspects of it, saying, \u201cFreedom does not mean breaking one\u2019s bonds. Rather, it means that one should boost and respect that of others.\u201d<\/span> True freedom seems physical. Yet, deep down, it means that one does not annul others\u2019 freedom. Life is full of people who think they live freely. Yet, in reality, they are prisoners of their narrow minds and fear of responsibility.<\/span><\/h2>\n

General Bishop<\/span><\/h2>\n

Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n

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