To Be Truly Free

The question still remains: Are we truly free?
What does it mean to be truly free?
The more we adapt to changes and integrate ourselves into societal norms...we lose a portion of that freedom that we hold so close.
If one refuses to change with the world is it their fault?
We all make decisions on a daily basis that affect, not only our lives, but those around us.
Things used to be so simple...so innocent...so pure.
We are all so inundated by wires, circuit boards, and thousands of useless gadgets.
What happened to the simple life that we once had?
The current state of the world has caused me to question my own existence.
If I am truly living my life...I want to live it on my own terms.
Take away the unnecessary material things that surround me and give me the false feeling of satisfaction.
Satisfaction...satisfaction of what?
Am I bettering myself or am I sinking in quicksand?
The more gadgets I acquire, the less time I have to better myself.
From my cell phone to my laptop computer...I have allowed myself to become enslaved.
By depending on unnecessary material objects...I have surrendered my freedoms.
My freedom to see the world, to become one with nature, to live as my ancestors did, and my freedom to be truly free.
The things I eat and the things I wear...I have done nothing to tend to my own needs.
I do not grow the food I consume, nor did I make my clothes that I wear.
Material possessions are only worth as much as we feel they are.
Why do we outsource our necessities?
We even outsource the love that we provide to our children.
We have become lazy...we have become engulfed...we have become enslaved.
We listen to our cell phones' ringtone more than we listen to our children.
Our children understand a different world...a simple world.
A simple world...one that I envy...a world that I wish I could experience once again.
A world where the love and compassion from another human being mean much more than toys that light up or make goofy noises.
A world that requires no wires, no electricity, and no money.
Take everything that I own...take it all.
I want to swim in the ocean...I want to keep warm by a fire...I want to sleep under the stars.
I only want to hear the crashing of the waves, the rushing water in a river, the wind blowing through the trees, and sound of my own voice in my head.
I want to get to know myself.
I want to eat only what I need and take only what is required for survival.
I want to hear the howling of the wolf, the hoot of the owl, the crackling of the fire, and the sound of nothing.
I want to be vulnerable to the elements...I want to learn how to fend for myself.
I want to understand that of which I have never understood before.
I want to feel the Earth breathe.
I want to close my eyes, raise my hands, and feel completely free.
I want to grow my own vegetables and hunt my own game.
I don't want to be a producer or a consumer.
I want to be me...in the purest form.
I don't want to smell perfumes.
I don't want to see the nastiness of the world that now exists.
I want to hear the noise that a bald eagle makes when it flies over my head.
I want to love and be loved.
I want to truly know a woman.
I want all of this because that is all that I require.
I want my life to be simple: I just want to exist.