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FREEDOM
By J. Nivaldo Alvarez
(This was originally poesy, but, with translation, was not able to keep the rhymes)
Freedom is to be able to think freely;
to be responsible, to assume an act;
to have certainty on each attitude taken;
is to assume the consequences in fact. |
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Freedom is to respect someone else’s rights,
to know how to use one’s own wishes,
to not point at others’ imperfections,
but to stimulate their qualities.
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Freedom is to be able to walk determinedly;
to choose and tread one’s own path;
to show oneself openly, not to stay hidden;
is to run, to walk in groups or alone.
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Freedom is to show yourself truly,
to silence when necessary,
to show yourself entirely,
is to escape from mediocrity.
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Freedom is to be able to smile or cry,
without fear of
being criticized;
to make decisions, to examine;
is to assume
what was analyzed. |
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Freedom is to maintain a conviction,
when nobody else
gives it value,
to feel intuition inside,
to be devoted to
life with love. |
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Freedom is knowing how to
do things.
Freedom is knowing how to listen.
Freedom is
knowing how to believe.
Freedom is knowing how to assume.
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