The Only Freedom

“In humility is the greatest freedom,” wrote Thomas Merton. I would go further, and say that in humility is theonlyfreedom.

Legend has it that when Buckminster Fuller felt suicidal, he decided that, instead of killing himself, he would live as though he had died. With no need to worry anymore about his own narrative, about whether his life was a success or a failure, he was free to live a life of service to the world, and to enjoy the world and his life.

This is the only real freedom. When we l...