Do you know that feeling when you are standing on the edge of the mountain and think, "how interesting it would be if I jumped now?" And no - this is not a suicidal thought (well, literally it is... but you know...). I always wondered what the hell is wrong with everyone who has that urge to just jump off the mountain and fly... or crash... or maybe fly. I came to a conclusion:

<h1> People just want freedom and falling down the mountain somehow represents it.</h1>

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***Spoiler alert: I didn't jump***

Whenever we talk about absolute freedom, we look to Budha or eagles. Budha is the favorite because of all that Nirvana stuff, and eagles represent freedom because they can fly wherever they want, and nobody can stop them. They are the kings of the sky. Nothing can top it... except Nirvana.

And we have a program in our heads, which say "flying = freedom." That program is the reason why every time we are somewhere high, we unconsciously think about how cool it would be to make that extra step and fly. It is good that most of the people are still sane enough to understand that they cannot fly.

<h1> Ironically, our desire for freedom would kill us if we jumped. Why? Because ultimate freedom requires ultimate set of skills, wisdom, and humility.</h1>

And this was just one of the examples how freedom could kill us. Another could be winning a lottery, failing to control all the freedom, wasting all the money, and jumping in front of the train. Yup, most of the lottery winners fail to capitalize on what they get. It is freaking scary, but it is true. 

People are better off living their lives with an invisible (it's the 21st century for God's sake) leash. Yup, we are like that dog, who lives at your grandma's countryside ranch and tries to attack everyone because he knows that the leash is actually too short for him to reach his victims. Sadly, whenever that dog breaks the leash, he just panics and runs to hide.

<h1> We must be careful of what we ask for. Things are often way different than we think they are.</h1>

So, we can keep telling everyone how much we appreciate freedom but those are sometimes just some fancy words. Would we actually be ready for complete freedom? I can only speak for myself and say that I would probably fail to control myself under full freedom. That power is just too mighty for me at this very moment.