Learning About What Freedom Means

On freedom . . . . "He mistakenly thought that freedom could be found in the opportunity to do what he wanted; he didn't realize that freedom comes not from the opportunity to choose, but from choosing the right thing. Instead of finding freedom, he became enslaved to his own selfish desires."

On wisdom . . . . "Wisdom teaches us that unless we are free to say no to something, we are not free to say yes to it. During Lent we are reminded that our free will of saying “yes” and “no” is a gift from a loving parent."


This is from a beautiful article called, The Freedom in Lent.   Check out the whole post over at La Dolce Vita.

The author  ends with a wonderful quote . . . . . John Paul II said, “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right (or the free will) to do what we ought”.