Article July 2, 1990 Issue

The quest for liberty

The Christian Science Monitor

Hardly a day goes by that we don't see something on television or in newspapers that relates to the quest for liberty somewhere in the world. Some seek to be freed from the slavery of apartheid, others from corrupt or despotic leaders.

The precious nature of liberty is not lost on those nations for whom it is still more an ideal than fact. For them it represents more than a political system. It is an idea, a concept of man's freedom from slavery and subjugation.

In this deeper sense, even those who may think of themselves as living in "liberated" nations are not yet fully free. For some of us, the road to slavery may be one of deception and dishonesty. We may be allowing ourselves to be enslaved by addiction to drugs, gambling, promiscuity. Sickness and disability are also slave masters, forcing us to lead limited lives.

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