If one is truly Free he/she is also completely at peace with the world they inhabit and everything and every relationship the world has brought to them.
This does not mean there will not be life challenges that will be recognized and experienced as life challenges. It does not necessarily mean all the insanity that occurs in life is not somehow recognized and hopefully mindfully addressed. It also does not mean we have to engage deeply and in real time with everyone life has brought to us. In some cases we simply may need to state either to ourselves when we are in a place of Presence or to the other person directly-- "I love you. I truly do, whether you accept that or not. Still, what you are showing me right now is not what I want to have in my life right now. It may not always be that way. It is however, that way right now."
So freedom and peace have nothing to do with engaging emotionally with people who clearly are not beneficial for us to be around or to engage with interpersonally. It does mean, not taking a stance of judgment about such people or mistaking their false self for their true self. If there are situations or relationships one is not completely at peace with, true freedom has not been achieved. If one has deep life regrets, longstanding grievances (including grievances toward parents, caretakers, and ex-romantic partners), has enemies, engages in the behavior of constantly replaying tapes in the head, experiences rage, feelings of superiority or inferiority, frequent complaining, a need to often blame others or situations for our circumstances or have a general lack of deep connectedness to all of life; neither true Freedom nor true Peace has been achieved and there is still important work that needs to be done in our lives.
© Raven/Sage Mahosadha
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