From the five freedoms listed, which one are you most proud of? Why?

[Melisa Jane]

This is a discussion topic for the February 2024 Book of the Month, "Beyond the Golden Door: Seeing the American Dream Through an Immigrant's Eyes" by Ali Master.

From the five freedoms listed, which one are you most proud of? Why?

[Cristina-Ioana Toader]

I value the freedom to fail. I'm fond of the distinct American outlook that views failure as a pathway to success, allowing for the metaphorical pressing of the reset button as often as needed. This philosophy encourages learning from setbacks and continually striving for improvement.

[Ramadevi Tatavarthi]

Among the five freedoms outlined in the book, I particularly value the freedom to fail. Sometimes, success and failure are beyond anyone's control. Despite everyone's efforts to succeed in life, there are instances where failure occurs, but from such failures, valuable lessons are learned. Hence, without facing criticism or societal pressure to achieve success, individuals can attain success more swiftly. This is why I appreciate the freedom to fail.

[Jennifer Coxon]

I would agree that the freedom to fail is up there, but it has been driven into me so much that failure is bad that I don't make use of that freedom. The ability to fail is needed in a world of taking risks, and entrepreneurship can only thrive in a place that allows for failure and the ability to restart. However, I think we need to teach more of it in schools, rather than brainwash everyone to lose that sense of risk taking. Although maybe the current generation have already taken that on board through the boom in social media.

[Risper Ouma Anyango]

The freedom to fail because we all fail in life and go through many challenges, but we gotta puck our selves up after. I also liked the freedom to vote because not many African country's enjoyed such a freedom.

[Jenna Padayachee]

It is a difficult choice to select one as I feel that all 5 Freedoms discussed on pages 191-193 are very valuable in terms of a rather holistic experience of liberation in this experience of life.

I live in a country that experienced apartheid and come from an ancestry that was under the hands of slavery. The stories of the people I know and the challenges faced impacted the basic survival needs in their existence. Some died as a result of not experiencing a range of the 5 freedoms mentioned in this book.

On a personal level, one of the freedoms as an Indian female that lives in South Africa, that I enjoy today is that I married a colored South African ( mixed race). I am a born Christian, of Hindu/ Tamil descent and I married in Islam but still use a diverse spiritual approach in actually living and expressing my life.

I refer to the following Freedom from the book, which I strongly relate to and believe has a significant impact on my journey, which will impact my daughter in terms of her liberation in her journey ( her dream is to go to America in the future):

"•In the Freedom to Love, America offered a culture that allows for a choice to seek out the one you want to spend the rest of your life with."

I chose to marry my partner and he chose me.
This is not the case even today, many people are forced into relationships that their families believe are beneficial/those that fit societal norms, I have witnessed many younger generations end their lives / being trapped in brutal relationships for this reason alone.

I am grateful to exercise this freedom in my life, even though it still meets judgment, however, it is not met with the severe persecution that existed in past timelines of our history.

I believe a healthy marital relationship infused with authentic love is a beautiful and divine gift that words do no justice in explaining,in terms of the positive impacts it contributes to a society in the long term.

[Sunday N Florence]

The freedom to fail piqued my interest as we all encounter challenges in life and must pick ourselves up afterwards. This is a great book.

[Aurora Benjamin]

Value freedom to fail: Success and failure often beyond control. Learn from failure, gain valuable lessons. Avoid criticism and societal pressure for swift success. Appreciate freedom to fail.

[Mark M Maxwell]

The freedom to fail, one of the five freedoms highlighted in the book, holds significant value to you, as it acknowledges the inevitability of both success and failure in life. You recognize that despite efforts to succeed, failure can sometimes occur, but it offers valuable lessons for growth and development. Embracing this freedom allows individuals to pursue their goals without fear of criticism or societal pressure, ultimately facilitating a quicker path to success by fostering a culture of resilience and learning from setbacks.

[Elizabeth-Tush4Christ]

This is a tough choice as I am torn between two choices, freedom to love and freedom to fail. They're both fundamentally important for one to fully experience a life desired. However, if I must choose I go with freedom to Love. If everyone can express this freedom the world will be less chaotic. The quality of life will also improve tremendously.
When people act in certain ways we tend to excuse them because not everyone is loved or allowed to love it's crazy but true.

[Lisa P Cowling]

I think I would go with the freedom to fail. We are all scared of failure. Sometimes, this keeps us from starting something new. Knowing that we have freedom to fail and start over is great.

[Miriam Ratemo]

The ability to fail is needed in a world of taking risks, and entrepreneurship can only thrive in a place that allows for failure and the ability to restart. However, I think we need to teach more of it in schools, rather than brainwash everyone to lose that sense of risk taking. Although maybe the current generation have already taken that on board through the boom in social media.

[Ika Apo]

Freedom to love is very, very important for our society.

[Daberechi Precious]

I value the freedom to fail.

[Ouko Okach]

. The ability to fail is needed in a world of taking risks, and entrepreneurship can only thrive in a place that allows for failure and the ability to restart. However, I think we need to teach more of it in schools, rather than brainwash everyone to lose that sense of risk taking. Although maybe the current generation have already taken that on board through the boom in social media.