The concept of Freedom usually in our understanding clashes with the one of Responsibility. Two heavily misinterpreted concepts which we have been normally seen as contradictory one with another. Freedom to our minds is the lack and denial of responsibility and free people are irresponsible, we envy them and despise them at the same time for reminding us what we don’t have. On the other hand when someone is responsible he cannot possible be free. Responsibility has come to represent the shackles society places on us. With age the responsibilities rise and freedom diminishes.

Freedom though is not the opposite of responsibility. First of all lets clarify the meaning of responsibility which where the key misconception lies. Responsibility as the word actually says is the ability to respond rather than mean a heavy load that we are convinced we must carry because of some obligation we have to our children, family, parents, friends, boss, society. We have that ability to respond and we are free to exercise that ability how we may wish, no matter of what our families, bosses or society may think is proper. Anyway if we cripple our freedom because of an external must, we jeopardize our ability to respond effectively. Conversely our exercise of that ability to respond make us feel free of any bounds.

The key revolves around responsibility , the ability and honesty to see things as closely to what they are and then make conscious choices and live with those choices and their consequences . Recognizing what suits us and accepting these consequences brings peace, eliminates or diminishes denial and brings a sense of freedom  and joy about ones choices. These choices don’t have to be perfect, not even the “right” ones, they just have to be honest and conscious in order to free one from the reaction to their undesired side effects because these side effects have been factored in as part of the choices.