"They who would give up essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security"
Benjamin Franklin
this has many applications relevant today in society, politics. i think also the topic of "addictions" which to me is a temporary security, and a false one at that. It's stated "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana, The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress.
two statements. hand in hand. have to ponder more on this line of thought today!
8:44pm -
essential liberty is being and living free from something that controls you. something that controls you can be internal or external, by choice or by force. putting up with that control by allowing it, conforming to it or tolerating it seems only a temporary fix.
all of us find ourselves in the position of "being in control" in one way or another for various lengths of time. to me addiction is a temporary way to adjust, endure or suffer through certain circumstance. the danger of this method of endurance or escape from pain is that the substance, activity, or compulsive mindset becomes the thing in control. A human soul can submit, surrender or relinquish their self to "it". They lose being Captain of their own ship and a slave to the bottle, the blunt, work, or any other ism...
The "ism" becomes a god, the soul a worshipper. as for learning from the mistakes of the past, one only has to look through history at all the lives shipwrecked by alcohol, drug abuse, violence, gambling or sexual/physical "ism's." surely those past are a stark warning to those in the present.
it's not always so! children of addicts, often become addicts themselves. more likely they have co-dependent behaviors and are wounded by the very addiction they avoid.
so how to get both liberty and security? what can hold a person together like glue with balance and boundaries that keep them from losing control? this indeed is the quest of the blog.
i state in the header that it's about addicts, addiction and all about it, by one who is not. i may not have any of the above mentioned addictions. growing alcoholic/co-dependent family caused me to run the other way. but not without a price! i belong to the same club of "human brokenness" but have chosen to live without addictions to cover the pain. what is amazing is magnet that draws me right back into those very relationships I ran from.
here i am looking for non-judgmental ways to heal my own wounds. perhaps even help others to find their way out. it's extremely difficult to put down the sword of judgement. so daily i choose remain neutral. i practice and am getting better. understanding, wisdom and healthy curiosity feels so much better.
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