Slavery does not only mean slavery of the body. As and when slavery existed in the society the slave had no existence of his own neither physical nor mental. He could neither move nor speak without the sanction of the master.
Now, of course, with the change of times, slavery of the body has largely been eliminated from the society. Still there are people, who dare not talk freely; there are wives who would look up to their husbands for anything to say, speak or suggest. There are children who remain scared of their parents and cannot speak out their mind.
Though, it is always good to speak in one voice on certain issues in the family or among friends but not so always as to feel scared of voicing one’s failings. Such a scare amounts to a worse slavery than even the physical one.
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‘Thoughts brew up in the mind; opinions on matters arise in thoughts but for the fear of someone, one cannot express them may it be the fear of the husband for the wife or the fear of parents for the children or the fear of the boss for the assistant but mental slavery is what stuns the mind and does not allow it to grow.
An expression of opinion, of course, with all due regard towards the one spoken to; a free expression of thoughts is a great exposure of personality, which is necessary for a rational mind even if it be of a child.
There should not be a constant scare that is the worst the worst phase of mental slavery and should always be discouraged. Let the free breeze of thoughts flow from all directions that alone can keep the mental horizon free from haze.