what does it mean to be free ?
as the days months and years pass the things you imagine adn dread before coming to prison , ive found that for most become expected and just part of another day. the mundane monotony of daily prison life seems to be the most popular complaint.
imagine earing every meal at the same time everyday. of course thats just one example among everything else thats done the same way at the same time day-in day-out but i chose this one because the unbearing regularity of it even takes away the mystery and surprise of your bathroom visits. as grueling as it is , routine is alos our biggest saving grace. we program ourselves like robots in the hopes of occupying our minds enough as to not look upo and realize "here i am". we pursue education , work out like men possessed and explore our spirituality to realms unimaginable all of these things can give us a great sense of enrichment accomplishment and pride. thats a wonderful thing considering that most of the time the only true goal was to maintain your sanity. whats interesting to me is that in pondering this i thought of all the people in their regular life doing their normal day to day grind. content except for when they take a second away from their routine and realize "there you are" but thats dangerous thinking you best get back to work. kinda makes you think about what it means to be free.
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The key is to be free in your mind. A famous poet -- I believe it was John Milton in "Paradise Lost" -- wrote this line: "The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven." And in my life I have found that to be true.
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