Freedom’s Just Another Wordfor Escape from Freedom

Claiming control over others who are adults is a choice. We may think they are not ready to exercise their freedom, but this is mostly our rationalization. Still, it is frustrating to send an invitation for partnership and discover that there are supervisors and core workers who will not even send their regrets. We have taken a stand for empowerment, offered others their freedom, and yet they seem to sit in the cage with the door wide open. It can be disheartening.

It seems that a certain percentage of people just do not want to claim their autonomy. The percentage varies with each of us. Some of us think 10 to 20 percent just want things the way they have always been; others think as many as ...

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