Today marks a celebration of independence for the country of stars and stripes.
History narrates the valorous struggle of heroes in the battlefield to achieve freedom from the oppressive enemy. Blood was shed, lives were lost, and many a people shouted equality and liberty. But in the modern age today, we are shackled by different chains than those of the past ages. We are bound by the cuffs of materialism, and us alone hold the key to our own self-righteous freedom.
Amidst the deteriorating standard of living and the widening chasm between the rich and the poor, I can't say there is much freedom. Liberty, for me, has changed meaning. In its most profound sense, freedom is living simply and seeing others may simply live.
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