Putting someone in a cage or another form of physical restraint doesn't necessarily take his freedom away, it only limits his options of mobility. Freedom is about choice, you can still have plenty of choice on what to do inside that cage.
It is only when the assumption of the caged person that there is no choices that he can make is when freedom is completely lost. Putting someone under physical restraints is a form of control, loosing your freedom happens when someone is attempting to control you and based of that you make the assumption that you have no more choices.
I am not saying that you necessary should resist, like for example if you are being arrested, attempting to resist it is only going to make your situation worse, because the more you resist the more force is going to be used against you. It is wise to surrender to the fights you can't win. I am also not saying that we shouldn't arrest and isolate people away from the rest of society if they are violent.
But most of us don't have problems with the law anyway, yet we are still not free, because there are still people willing to control us in certain way.
This people are being successful in doing so only because we allow them to do so, as we already established freedom is not something that can be taken away from you it is something you have to give up voluntarily. You have to sell yourself before anybody can buy you.
The most common form of control practiced today is mind control, which is enforced through various forms of manipulation. Most people live inside a cage that is not made out of metal bars and concrete walls as much as it is made out of confusion and comfort. If you are going to become free it is your responsibility to give up this vices, because fortunately you have that choice.
The antidote to manipulation is truth, honesty makes you immune to being manipulated. The persons that are susceptible to manipulation are the ones that are willing to be lie to themselves to maintain their state of comfort.
It is true the self discipline of living your life based on truth that will keep you free, the problem with truth is that it doesn't always lead to comfort.
But then what is the truth about comfort? It seems that it is impossible to live your life in such a way that it is free of discomfort. Trying to live a life free of pain is like trying to go for a swim without getting wet.
What is true doesn't changes no matter the time place or the activity you are participating in. The nature of life is one of constantly alternating between pleasure and pain. Like all sentient being that ever walked the earth, pain is just a normal part of life, every single day has some degree and intensity of pain.
It is when you try to avoid it that your life becomes especially hard, you are trading freedom for comfort. Denying pain keeps you in a state of slavery, while transcending pain will set you free!
