On January 6,1941 United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt articulated his goals that is 'four freedoms'. He wanted to see every individual in the world to enjoy four types  of freedoms. It was the time of World War II, when the world was facing a hazardous time.

       Roosevelt's  dream was that the inhabitants of the earth should have these four freedoms i. e., freedom of speech, freedom  of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.

       Every individual has the right to express his views and accept or deny any opinion.

      Every individual has the right to follow any religion and worship in one's  own way and no one should interfere in others religious affairs. 

       Every individual should be free from all kinds of wants. The basic needs of the inhabitants of the earth should get fulfilled. It is the right of every individual to get proper food,  shelter, education  and health facilities 

       Every individual should be free from all types of fears. No one should be allowed to terrify others.

  

       Unfortunately, the dream of President R has not been fulfilled yet. Still we are living  in a world where freedom of speech has grave consequences in many regions. Where people are targeted because they think different from the majority. Free speech has become a dream that needs to be realized.

        The people are not allowed to worship in  their own ways. Religious extremism has ruined the concept of religious freedom and in every corner of the world, we see religious minorities living in fear and face hatred. 

   In the third world countries,the ruling class enjoys all types of privileges but the common people dont get basic necessities of life.And the developed countries fulfill the needs of their citizens but are indulged in exploitation of resources of other nations. There are countries and regions which are rich in minerals and other resources  but the people living there face malnutrition just because the powerful nations are indulged in plundering. 

       The powers of the world are busy in invading the weak nations and the terrorists and extremists are using their power to spread their ideology by disturbing the peace of the world. Then how can we expect a world where everyone is free from fear? 

     These are the basic freedoms which every individual of the world has the right to enjoy and the leaders of the world need to realize, it is the time to acknowledge  the basic freedoms of the people. Otherwise, the world will be facing more destruction in future. 

      I would like to talk about  another freedom which is very necessary for the development of humanity and to get enlightenment and that is freedom of thoughts. Unfortunately the humans are not allowed to think freely and we have been indoctrinated to such an extent that thinking freely may get us to face even superstitious consequences that even don't exist. We have limited thinking and imagination and we think and imagine to some extent. After that we are afraid to think due to hidden karma and concealed consequences. We know that without free thinking and with no boundaries for our imagination, we can achieve great things. As Einstein quoted it that, The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination'.  So it means that the extent of our imagination determines our intelligence. Then why we force others to limit their imagination and we make a certain point from where we call it even illegal to think. We can't even tolerate and justify the lynching  of such  people who think beyond the set boundaries of society.

      A child who has powerful imagination is asked to limit his imagination by teachers and parents. He is not allowed to explore what he is curious about. Then what happens when he becomes an adult? He becomes a machine and follows the instructions. He is an obedient machine but not a free thinking  human anymore.

      The humanity is still suffering because the freedom of humans is curbed by those who want to be powerful, who want to rule and who want the humans to live like robots. The freedom of humanity from all kinds of fears is inevitable. In this century the human cant be made mental and physical slaves anymore. And those who  are still doing their  best to make the humanity suffer from these types of slavery should know that this is the age where humans cant be exploited anymore.

Baloch poet Gul Khan Naseer has beautiful said :

Insán i niját barhakk int

Taí dil á gar šakk int

Guřá taí iláj yakk ďakk int 

Humanity's liberation is inevitable
If there's any doubt in your heart
Then a lesson you ought to be taught.

Asif Muhammad Hasni