Freedom Matters
Recently one of my posts managed to churn out a lot of strong comments. The post was on my views about the comedian who lampooned Mahatma Gandhi and put it up on Utube for the world to see and laugh (!). All my posts so far dwell mostly on Indian sentiments (my immediate surrounding) but people across the globe spoke up on this one. I had broached upon something that is a universal, timeless concern across countries, religions, age-groups etc. I had attacked the freedom of speech. Nobody can deny the importance of freedom. Millions have and continue to martyr themselves for the cause. The lack of freedom has been grounds for divorce. Lack of freedom causes children to rebel. And yet, those who have it tend to take it completely for granted. They forget to take what comes with freedom - responsibility. Adolescents who start drugging, spouses who cheat, cartoonists that disregard religious sentiments, comedians that disregard nationalist sentiments etc are examples of people who misuse t...