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Making Good Use

of My Freedom
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What is your idea of

freedom? Does it mean
saying or doing anything
you wish?

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People enjoy freedom because it gives them a sense of
control over things and people. They dislike responsibility
because it poses constraints on their actions. Yet, freedom
cannot be separated from responsibility. When you are young,
you have little freedom, and thus little responsibility. As you
become more responsible, you gain more freedom and can
make more decisions that affect your life.
You also make mistakes but are free to learn from these.
This means that you not only have the opportunity to make
choices, but also have to bear the consequences of your
actions, both good and bad. You can choose your actions-you
have that freedom. But you have to bear the consequences of
your actions. Therefore, you must learn to make responsible
choices.
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1. When you decide to do something, do you think of
the possible consequences of your actions?
2. Does God play an important part in the decision that
you make?
3. When you make a choice, do you think of what
others (parents, friends, neighbors, and others) will
say about your choice?
4. Does freedom mean having the right to do whatever
you want to do?
5. Do you think you should be free to choose whether
or not you would go to school, attend a party, do
household chores, do school assignment, etc.?
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6. Do you think teachers, parents, and other elders can
prevent you from exercising freedom?

7. Do you think the people in the media are free to

report nasty rumors even without sufficient evidence?

8. Are you free to share something that somebody has

entrusted you in confidence?

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 Freedom
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• Freedom stands for something greater than
just the right to do whatever one pleases.
• It also stands for making sure that everyone
can also live in freedom granted by law for
equal opportunity for life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.
• freedom means doing the right thing and
choosing the good over the bad. It is
manifested in how you think, believe, speak,
worship, move about, gather, or choose.
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 Indicators
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1. You cannot speak or write freely ,
2. You cannot practice religion nor express
yourself.
3. Without freedom, people would not be able
to move and do as they want.
4. The state makes decision on what course
to pursue in college, work to do, and how
many children to have.
5. We would live in a world populated by
people who think the same way, and do the
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 Fourtitle
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• Freedom of speech and
expression
• Freedom of every person to
worship God in his own way
• Freedom from want
• Freedom from fear
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title style Comes Responsibility
Freedom makes you responsible for your
action, in as much as they are voluntary
act. When is your voluntary act good?
Only when it satisfies three things:
• The object of your act
• Your intention
• The circumstances in which the act
was committed
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Freedom with responsibility refers
to the capacity to exercise the choice
between good and bad. Freedom
gives us the opportunity to think with
the right reasons in an environment
free from pressure. Freedom brings
joy, peace, happiness, fulfillment,
liberation, and release.
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The expression of freedom can be
impaired or limited by ignorance, fear, or
bad habits. To avoid the abuse of
freedom, most governments have
instituted laws. Those who feel they have
been maligned by another through the
abuse of the freedom of speech and of
the press can seek justice by filing
charges of either libel or slander.
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The right use of freedom requires
responsibility that is manifested through
individual maturity and self-resistant.
EXAMPLE:
Consider how a student plays songs freely
and loudly from his digital tablet in the
dormitory. This conflicts with the rights of
other students to enjoy peace, rest or study.
We can do as we please only when our
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Our freedom directs our activities to

be constructive. That is, they must build
up, or must be useful to those around
us and to ourselves. This is so because
freedom is also a social dimension. It is
a delicate balance of many
relationships. We can do what we want,
but it must be beneficial to all.
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