REAL FREEDOM 



the free movements of inorganic and sim- 

 pler living bodies. Its biological and so- 

 cial significance is different. Its personal 

 significance is different. Let us examine 

 the last point. 



The conscious personality not only takes 

 intellectual cognizance of certain of the 

 events which are going on in his world; 

 he also has satisfactions and dissatisfac- 

 tions related with this knowledge. And 

 here we may find a key which will open 

 the door looking into the wider vistas of 

 human personal freedom. 



In riding in an airplane one does not 

 need to control the machine in order to 

 enjoy the view and the exhilaration of mo- 

 tion. The passenger has certain satisfac- 

 tions of which we may assume the ma- 

 chine itself to be incapable. The pilot has 

 still other satisfactions denied to the pas- 

 senger. Each of the three exhibits natural 

 freedom. 



Now every normal, healthy man guides 

 his life as the pilot guides his plane. Each 

 must play according to the rules of the 

 game or he crashes in disaster. Each lays 

 out a course to follow and hopes to arrive 

 at a chosen destination. The pilot's daily 

 flight is only a part of his living as a hu- 

 man being. He has larger plans for his 



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