Freedom as Right !

Freedom stands for something bigger than their own goal; people are working at free will, also providing and striving the same for others. The purpose of freedom is the grater, then securing life. But to ensure other people to have equal opportunity to do so. Freedom is standing for something greater.

A person has the power to act freely, the state of being not impression and slavery. It is the state of being not imposed ideas or beliefs, its condition to be allowed to do to say or think. Whatever you want to do, you do not control and the right to act on fundamental human rights, in the process of self-actualization.

Types of Human Freedom;


There are different types of Human freedom. It depends upon the context and the kind of freedom that we are about to experience.

1. Freedom of expression
2. Freedom of choice
3. Freedom to live
4. Freedom to decide
5. Freedom of religion
6. Freedom of association
7. Freedom of Speech

Freedom of expression;

The right to express oneself, freedom of utterance, hold an opinion, express idea, and feeling to word something, view, and opinion freely through speech, writing and another form of communication with the cause no harm to another character, reputation, lie or misleading statement toward any person, situation and facts. The freedom of the press is also part of freedom of expression.

Freedom to Choice;

When one person can exercise their freedom without disrupting or crossing others, it is preventing them from choosing and using their freedom. It is the choice between two or more options while exercising autonomy without crossing the limitation. The critical thing to consider here is to prevent the danger for oneself and others as well.



Freedom to live;

It refers to the freedom to live in a moment with happiness and enjoying by seeking pleasure the way he or she wants. It also means live in the present moment free from frustration, emotion, sadness, anxiety, and fear. The person may be able to celebrate his life successfully. It more like somebody did not impose his or her life choice and opinion and exercise over you. It’s like you are not forced to live in a specific situation, place, and you have the right to walk away whenever you want to.

Freedom to decide;

A person has freedom or independence to make any decision freely without any interference from anyone. It is a free will choice about anything in your life. It is the ability to decide without the fear of consequence and result. You are living life according to their value by taking your own decisions in your values and preferences.

Freedom of religion;

There is a right that deals with the community standard like a person, group, and community have the freedom to practice their religion in private and public. They can also spread their faith and belief system while teaching and worship. People have the independence to change belief systems, and other people have no power to force them to convert and change it.

Freedom of Association;

This freedom can exercise by individuals having the right to stay in a group or community or people to whom they want to willing and voluntary without taking any instructions and command from anyone else. The person has freewill to work for the group and make any collective action. He has freedom whenever to leave the group freely; no one can force or tarp him to confine to that association or seek any other association.

Freedom of Speech;

The freedom of choice to express their idea without taking external restrains. Its free communication is having no courtship and legal penalty, and that protected in certain limits. The person can have consequences later, but he has the free will to choose and say and take the responsibility of the speech as well. The individual has a right to shear his opinion in public speaking, communicating his idea, desire, and information.


Negative and Positive Freedom;
The freedom is also lying between negative and positive polarity. Positive liberty is the passion of capacity to act upon once freewill. Negative freedom is the external influence over one action and decision.


Freedom and Liberty;
There is a fine line between freedom and liberty. Freedom usually means free from something where independence means to be open to doing something. Liberty is exercising the freedom to restrain from anything, either negative or positive aspect of freedom or liberty.

Conclusion;

In this article, we talk about the subjective meaning of freedom concerning the context. Democracy mainly depends on the motive of a person, and it varies from person to person and from situation to situation. The purpose may change once the case, place, or context is changing. Culture also plays an essential role in determining to put the limitation of freedom that one can exercise. Gender is also another critical factor in determining the position of privilege one can imply. Here the vital thing to consider is the collectiveness of the concept and to allow others to practice it at the same level as well.

Dr. Anila Khan
Clinical Psychologist and Social Activist