RE: Friday Night Reflections: LIVE! With SirKnight.
I tend to see the struggles in Steemit as a digital world analogy to Dune universe.
I would like to add two quotes from Frank Hebert:
“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
Chapterhouse: Dune
This is an important thing to consider as we need to difference the individual freedom from the group freedom, if the actions are directed to a greater good freedom goal, with discipline; individual freedom is achieved as a consequence.
When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.
This other quote from Hebert makes me think on how the ones stealing freedom tend to see it...
And that view is the one that needs to be changed!
We can all work together towards the greater good, and build the future shaping the world to a more just and fair environment for.
It all starts with Family!
I love this response - partly as I am a fan of Hebert and Dune.
I agree 100% - freedom for me has nothing to do with frivolous desires - it is about allowing everyone the opportunity to succeed in life as they choose, but this success will ultimately been driven by the dicipline and determination of the individual.
And of course.... 'The spice must flow.'
Exactly, I like to see it that way because it leads us to explore the concept of Selflessness and to the understanding that freedom is a balance of our rights and duties as a collective.
That way all together we can bring water to Arrakis, one bucket at a time.
The steem block chain is a tool to reach those who understand how we can positively impact the world and the need for freedom that has been stolen from us.
We don't need revolutions, we need to work together.