Class 23 freedom and limits
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The document is the agenda and notes from a class discussing freedom and limits. It addresses what freedom and limits are, how they relate to each other, and how living in society requires some limits on individual freedom. The discussion notes explain that freedom is not absolute, as one person's freedom ends where another's begins. It is necessary to respect the rights of others and obey laws and social norms to maintain order and harmony.
Class 23 freedom and limits
- 1. Class 23 – eFroedm and imsLit Elementary + Junior’s Class 7-12yrs March 13th, 2016
- 2. Agenda Mar 6th – The Meaning of Family Ties - RS • Mar 13th –Freedom and Limits - CN • Mar 20th – Man in Society-Friendship and Affections-CN • Mar 27th – Easter in the Park • Apr 3rd – Sexuality and Homosexuality – Rita • Apr 10th – Drug Use – Clau • Apr 17th – Conservation Law – Rita • Apr 24th – Spiritism Concept and The Spiritist Movement - Rita
- 3. Opening Prayer Dear God! Thank you for this marvelous day! In your kingdom everyday is a beautiful day! Where we can pray together. Forgive our tardiness, and absences And protect us when needed. May our guardian angel be replenished with our love and positive energy. Amen
- 4. Unscramble the following Words • eFroedm • imsLit • Rapiibesntlsoy • WelFelir • Freedom • Limits • Responsability • Free-Will • Today’s Topic
- 5. • What is freedom? • Are we free to do whatever we want? • Freedom is the state of absence from physical or moral constraints. Our degree of freedom is limited. From the moment when two people live together, there are reciprocal rights to be respected; so there is no complete freedom of action. • Only by living as a hermit a man can aspire to complete freedom of action. Giving men complete freedom of action, at the current stage of the planet, would bring chaos.
- 6. • What is free will? • Does it exist in the same degree? • Free will is the freedom to do yourself; to have the choice of your own acts. We all have free will, because otherwise we would be mere machines. If we have the freedom to think, we also have the freedom to act. • Free will is exercised in accordance with the wishes and needs of human beings. A child, for example, doesn’t use it to decide big things (from an adult’s perspective), but to choose something like playing or watching television. Freedom is almost non-existent, in the early years of a child’s life.
- 7. • If God gave us free will to do what we please, why then sometimes we have to limit our actions? • We have our rights but we also our duties. Therefore, we should be aware that our will won’t always prevail, because we live in society so that everyone can have their rights guaranteed. If we think and act this way, we’ll have a clear conscience as we won’t be violating the rights of our fellow brothers. We must always remember that every action generates a consequence; we should do unto others as we want them to do to us.
- 8. • Isn’t it wrong to be imposed general laws and rules of conduct in certain social groups, if we have free will and don’t live in a dictatorship? Couldn’t the decision to do or not do something be guided by each one’s common sense? • Life in society requires rules, because freedom and rights from one person will stop where the freedom and rights from others begin; otherwise there will be anarchy. Not everyone has the common sense to conduct their lives in a way that respects other’s rights. The establishment of laws and rules doesn’t restrict free will because the person may choose to do or not to do what is illegal and/or what is socially accepted.
- 9. • Is there something in which a man is totally free? • Man is completely free in his thoughts, although we must account to God about what we reflect on. "Watch your thoughts: they will generate your words; watch your words: they will generate your attitudes; watch your attitudes: they will create your destiny."
- 10. • What is meant by the phrase: "My freedom ends where another's freedom begins"? • From the moment when two people live together, there are reciprocal rights to be respected, so there is no complete freedom of action. We're limited in our attitudes because of the rights of others. Each right corresponds to a duty. We do have total freedom in our thoughts.
- 11. • What is to have limits? • It’s to be aware that there are other people in the world and that there are equal rights for everybody. Therefore, some things can be done and others can’t, so that everyone can live in harmony.
- 12. Having boundaries is... 1. to acknowledge that rights are the same for everybody; 2. to be aware that there are other people in the world; 3. to be aware that your rights end where the rights of others begin; 4. to respect and try to understand that parents say "yes" whenever possible, and "no" when necessary; 5. to seek to understand that many things can be done and some can not / should not be performed; 6. to understand the world as a place where love and respect walk hand in hand; my desire and my pleasure are not the only things that count;
- 13. Having boundaries is... 7. to tolerate small frustrations now so that life's problems can be overcome with balance and maturity in future (children who now learn to wait their turn to be served at the table will not consider feel offended tomorrow for having to wait in line at the cinema or to wait three/four days to hear about their promotion at work); 8. to develop the ability to wait (if you don’t get a job today, you will continue to try, without giving up. If you haven’t developed this skill, you won’t act foolish and unbalanced, getting depressed or drunk); 9. to understand that you are not the center of the universe; thinking that everyone in the world have to satisfy your desires; 10. to learn to discern between what is a necessity and what is just desire; that is, between the superfluous and necessary. Example: Some people want a bigger meal; others want just one meal. Some people wanted to have blue eyes; others only wish to be able to see. Some people wanted silence, others to be able to listen. Some people wish for new shoes, others to have legs... 11. to understand that the care that parents have for their children (monitoring and supervising activities/attitudes of children, within and outside the home, disciplining, placing limits...) is due to their love and concern in directing them for proper behavior and thus lead them to the path of happiness; 12. to understand that every right corresponds to a duty; 13. to respect the laws as well as others, to take care of nature, to treat animals well and respect them, even though society hasn’t got individuals who only act this way. I must act; do my part, so I'll be teaching with my example, even if my friend or colleague isn’t acting in the correct manner.
- 14. How can we have peace at home?
- 16. Agenda Mar 6th – The Meaning of Family Ties - RS Mar 13th –Freedom and Limits - CN • Mar 20th – Man in Society-Friendship and Affections-CN • Mar 27th – Easter in the Park • Apr 3rd – Sexuality and Homosexuality – Rita • Apr 10th – Drug Use – Clau • Apr 17th – Conservation Law – Rita • Apr 24th – Spiritism Concept and The Spiritist Movement - Rita
- 17. COMMUNITY PRAYER