"I NEED TO LIVE MY LIFE THE WAY I WANT TO !" The word freedom is hypocritical in its self, as there is never really any freedom, just as there is never a perfect point of 'perfection.' Every time we walk a step closer to what we believe a free world is, we simply ignore the different sets of responsibilities that load our shoulders (till they droop). The moment we feel we're nearing what we believe freedom is, we naively overlook the different locks of life that are waiting to chain us down all over again. They're just locks of a different color, size, and kind. The concept of "freedom" is an illusion, something like a mirage, where you chase something that really doesn't exist. We cry so loudly and crib to the people closest to us, about how we're locked down in the metaphorical cages of life, without understanding that we never really get rid of those cages. Instead, as we step out of one, we tend to walk into another. Freedom is truly unde