“No” to a really good thing that may not be the best thing.
“No” to an unhealthy and harmful thing.
“No” to being pressured into doing something you do not want to do.
“No” to silent suffering and false peace.
“No” to hallucinations about the past, the present, or the future.
Freedom is the ability—the power, the agency, the option—to say whatever “no’s” are necessary in order to say “yes”.
“Yes” to walking through the narrow gate when it presents itself.
“Yes” to the difficult road, because you know that it leads towards life.
