不散 0:00:14 太好了 阿赫曼 0:02:11 If one cit n. 市民；老百姓服装，便服as the ability to make a choice and act on it completely detachedadj. 分离的，分开的；超然的v. 分离 from the input, control, or otherwise influence of persons or society then, no, absolute freedom is an unattainable adj. 做不到的；难到达的goal. A height that will never be reached. For as long as there are people there will be influence. Whether directly or indirectly you will find yourself constantlyadv. 不断地；时常地 influenced by others. Not only can we not escape influence, but we also cannot escape control. An extremistn. 极端主义者，过激分 example would be leaving your life behind to stay on an exotic, adj. 外来的；异国的；异国情调的uninhabited adj. 无人居住的，杳无人迹的island. OK, you've got it, there's no people to influence you, no government and society to control you with money and food and housing; you've got it -nothing. What happens when you want to eat? Well, by God, you don't need to buy anything so you'll just go out and find whatever you want to eat. It's all you now, whatever you want. Right? Wrong. Are you not completely dependent on the existing food supply of the island? If rough weather affects non-living food sourcesn. 输入源；发起者；来源（source的复数）v. 发起；起源；寻求（source的第三人称单数 such as fruits and nuts does the reduced quantity of such not affect how much you are able to consume vt. 消耗，消费；使…著迷；挥霍vi. 耗尽，毁灭；耗尽生命 and thus how healthy you are able to remain? Regarding animal food sources, are you not dependent on the animal not attacking and killing or wounding you, and thus preventing you from consumingadj. 强烈的；消费的v. 消耗（consume的ing形式） him as nourishmentn. 营养品；食物；滋养品? Frankly, if we are to be completely realistic we can never escape the control and influence of forces other than ourselves. What we can do is demand certain freedoms. Just because we cannot create an absolutely free existence to ourselves, that does not mean we have to exist within constricting bonds. As every American has heard in any U.S. History class we are all entitledadj. 有资格的；给与名称的 v. 给…权利；给…定书名；授…以荣誉（entitle的过去分词） to "certain, inalienable rights." This is unquestionably a true statement. While they cannot be taken away, these freedoms can be surrendered, as they have countless times throughout history. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the freedom to pursue happiness in the way you choose (within the confines of law), and other rights and freedoms of this nature all contribute to our ability to make choices. With those freedoms in place other factors such as our desires, will, etc are able to be acted upon. The next level of determination is the outside forces I previously touched on. Once we are within the confines of the law the influence and control of society and social norms kicks in. Our desires are, at least to some extent, shaped by society; whether in open rebellion against the norms or in complacent compliance. All things considered, I do believe that ultimately it does come down to us. Society, government, nature and other powers that be do not make choices for us. The actual decision making is up to us. However, the key is that we are not independent of our surroundings. We take on and go through a multitude of influence; it's how we interpret and relate these influences that makes us individuals exercising our 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/8b57d625af45b307e8719741.html