Are We Really Free???

I want you to really think about this question, are you really free do you do and say what you want to, to fully express yourself, to be who you really are? because I don't believe we are totally free, is that a good thing I guess you be the judge for yourself, but please give some serious thought before you answer that. I don't think we are free at all, I think we are only free to the extent our fear threshold will allow us to be and the parameters set for us by another mans ideals; which has brought with it circumstances and consequences that are the root cause for the majority of society's fears. We fear persecution whether it be external or internal i.e., fear of discipline, of violence upon us, fear of failure, fear of death, fear of rejection,fear of hunger, fear of losing our things... so many fears..The majority of the time these fears have been passed down to us based on the experiences of generations before us and before them. Of course we have had our own experiences which have caused us to manifest a few of our own, but that is why it is important to look at these fears and to ask is this rational or irrational why do I have this fear, where does it stem from.We need to look very deep.Once we figure that out the root cause of the fear we can then begin to shed the fear layers and get down to living authentically. If the fear is based on the threat of violence towards us we need to address this as well.
We are a fear based society that has for the most part become a complacent society because of those fears. We have become complacent because of fear and we have been seduced by possessions we have been dangled a carrot at one end with the threat of persecution on the other.We have become so wrapped up in our own existence our own fears our own needs that we don't see what is happening around us, it is time to learn what is happening around you.So then the question becomes are we somewhat guilty by association of the crimes against humanity because we turn a blind eye or turn our head against injustice because of our own fears? are we guilty of continuing the cycle of fear with our own children? I think we need to be more cognizant of this I really do. There are those who are not afraid to be themselves to take a stand for their freedom..I aspire to become like that..What about you?