In different eras, the concept of freedom has been interpreted in different ways. In religious thought, a person is subordinate to God's will and his actions must be in accordance with Scripture, spiritual authority. Hence the concept of freedom as a "conscious need". Today, living primarily in the secular world, people have received genuine will. However, it in itself is not an easy burden, because freedom is a choice, and you need to take responsibility for every decision you make.
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Sometimes the cause of deep personal experiences is precisely this wrong side of freedom: sometimes the fear of making a decision completely paralyzes the will of a person. This is the main pathos of the philosophy of existentialism: freedom is a dubious gift, but a strong, respectable person accepts it. Therefore, J.-P. Sartre asserts that "man is doomed to freedom" - this is the essence of his nature, which must be followed if you want to bear the proud name of man.
Step 2
This is easy to see with examples: you have a choice, do the work today or put it off until tomorrow. There are a lot of things that will give you more pleasure than fulfilling your duties, but the tasks set will not go anywhere, and the deadline for their implementation will decrease and anxiety in your soul will increase. Everyone is free to choose: to do hard work for less pay or receive a modest salary without much straining. You have the opportunity to give up work altogether, but then you will have nothing to pay for housing and provide for your other needs. In this case, you will have to look for a breadwinner or sell something. And so on to infinity - consciously or subconsciously, decisions have to be made constantly.
Step 3
The philosopher and psychologist Erich Fromm in his "Credo" asserts: "The unhappy fate of many people is a consequence of the choice they did not make. They are neither alive nor dead. Life turns out to be a burden, an aimless occupation. " Being at a crossroads, it is worth taking the courage to make a choice, to make up your mind. Trying to change something in your life is more worthy than doing nothing.
