The concept of freedom make people giddy to their bellies but does it really mean what we think it means?

Some people say our country is still better than most despite the challenges being faced by the Nigerian populace. For starters, the majority of us exercise our franchise during an election period and we are pretty much allowed to do as we please as far as it is within the confines of the law, right?

Not quite.

Now, we can spend time punching holes into the two aforementioned examples, but we won’t waste time here because that isn’t the crux of the argument.

First off, what is freedom?

Like most researchers are wont to do, we had to consult the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary to get a clear meaning of the word Freedom and we came up with this definition:

“Freedom is the quality or state of being free: as in the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action”.

Finally, a dictionary we can argue with!

Now read and cogitate on that definition. Does that apply to your life? Is your life completely absent of necessity, coercion, or constraint in your choices or actions? Do you have total freedom for every minor necessity? Is anybody free to make any choice or take any action they so, please?

The irony of the concept of freedom is that it is tied to our basic needs to survive.

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