Freedom to sit and write a stupid blog in peace
Freedom to live in a decent home. Quite nice, even.
Freedom to fight hard for your favorite Presidential Candidate.
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Freedom to be a complete idiot
Freedom to love
Freedom to hate
Freedom to wear what we want in public
Freedom to screw up
Freedom to forgive
Freedom to have premarital sex and not get rocks thrown at you until you are dead
Freedom to not have to live in constant fear; Tangible fear with close proximity
Freedom to drive around America waving the flag of another country and deciding to not adapt English as the standard tongue
Freedom to install much more amplification for subwoofers than could ever possibly be needed in the trunk of your car and freedom to drive around town making sure everyone around knows it
Freedom to play Grand Theft Auto while real crime happens every minute on the real streets
Freedom talk and let your phone make noises in an over-priced movie theater run by inept imps, further developing in them the concept that customer service died years ago
Freedom to be optimistic
Freedom to go outside and breathe the fresh air whenever we want to
Freedom to swim in vast oceans, lakes, rivers and gulf
Freedom to raise a family
Freedom to give meaningful service
Freedom to have hobbies that cost too much
Freedom to watch TV
Freedom to go online
Freedom to fight for our country
Freedom to oppose any kind of fighting
Freedom to learn
Freedom to live
Freedom to make something of yourself
Freedom to pass the torch to the next generation
God bless those who cherish it, fight for it and make us have to deserve it.
What are you doing with your Freedom?
Josh Haley, July 4, 2008
Houston, TX
USA