Independence Day: The Choice For Freedom

Freedom is the foundation of human happiness.

Freedom means we can choose to speak, choose to worship, choose to love, choose to work, choose to stay, choose to go, choose to vote, choose to ignore, choose to opt out, choose to get in, choose to love, choose to hate, choose to ignore, choose to engage, choose to whisper, choose to shout, choose exuberant song, choose reflective silence, choose to walk, choose to run, choose to embrace the day, choose to dance with the night, choose and choose again, choose to change our minds, choose to change to change our minds again, choose isolation, choose a crowd, choose to live, choose to die, choose your music, choose your voice, choose sign language, choose vegetables, choose meat, choose both, choose sloth, choose energy, choose to laugh, choose to cry, choose sunsets, choose sunrises, choose a slow dance, choose a deep kiss, choose to look into those eyes, choose to look away, choose to pull away from those in need, choose to stand up, choose to sit down, choose to oppose, choose to submit, choose courage, choose cowardice, choose to put your life on the line, choose to run from danger, choose to remember, choose to forget, choose to dance, choose to applaud, choose to stay home, choose to go out, choose your outfit, choose your accessories, choose your poison, choose your game, choose your appetizer, choose your entrée, choose your dessert, choose to ask why you went there in the first place, choose your wife, choose your husband, choose to accept there’s only so much you can do about your kids, choose your candidate, choose your cause, choose your flavor, choose your mode of transportation, choose your seat, choose your lab partner, choose your shirt, choose your blouse, choose your tie, choose to use your time wisely, choose to go to a school pageant, choose to wipe away those tears, choose to hold someone who is hurting, choose laughter, choose good friends, choose to do something to make your mother smile, choose to thank your father, choose to learn, choose to leave school, choose to honor justice, choose to smile at the sun, choose to stand in the rain, choose to walk on the beach, choose to greet strangers, choose kindness, choose cruelty, choose lush valleys, choose the hard lands of desolate places, choose the laws of gravity, choose the fancy of flight, choose eagles, choose song birds, choose the sounds of morning, choose the sounds of evening, choose to understand what you have, choose to stand against what is wrong, choose decency, choose to help those who need it, choose courage, choose to be ready to fight for your freedom.

Choose.

That is freedom.

Breathe it. Embrace it. Drink it in. Sing it out. Hold it like a lover. It is the best of all things.

Choose love.

Choose freedom.