Dale Stenseth's Celebrate Freedom Essay
There are many ways to know freedom.
As a child, I knew freedom when I escaped the confines of the school room.
I know freedom when I use SCUBA gear in the ocean, and swim among the brightly colored reef fish.
I know freedom when I skydive, feeling like a rock during free-fall, and like an eagle after the chute has opened.
I know freedom when I ride a motorcycle.
I know freedom when I ride a freight train.
I know freedom when I reach a mountain top.
I know freedom when I ski down a mountain slope.
I know freedom each time my flight lifts off the runway.
Every time I return to my homeland and clear immigration, I feel like getting down on my knees and kissing the ground, for here I know freedom.
What makes you feel free?
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