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misunderstood. Our freedoms are what drive us forward in life and call us to better
things. In the situation of becoming an alcoholic while stationed on a remote island as
a sailor is a threat that will cause restrictions on my freedom. Threats will lessen our
responsibilities for what we’re doing in some cases they can be us to blame and
sometimes not. By discussing internal and external freedoms and threats to those
freedoms and looking at the Catholic Church’s teachings, we will further understand this
Inner freedom, in a quick summarization, would call me to be all I can possibly
be. That would mean, as a sailor I should be working to meet my expectations at a very
high standard. By doing my best in my job, I will be happy with myself and other will
also be happy with me. I should be striving to meet the n
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that the church would ask me to look at Jesus to know that alcohol is an easy sacrifice
to make. I was raised to learn responsibility
and to value all privileges. When we
don’t know where to turn for guidance in tough situations the church is always there to
show us the right path. Once we do give it up we will be closer to God and closer to finding happiness
and freedom through his never ending love. I can use the head on my
shoulders and know what is right and wrong in life. My inner freedom can be threatened internally also. Also other sailors and staff will be depending on me to do
my job right. God’s love on the other hand never
ends. The other sailors will
need me to carry my share of work so that it will not be forced on them. Also my family
will hope that I am responsible enough to either send the money home, or save it and not
to spend it all on alcohol.
External freedom asks us to do all we can possibly do. Catholic moral teachings will set us on a path that love will let us
be all we can possibly be. Love relationships between humans although will always end
in one way or another and if not it must end in death. It is moral actions that let us achieve inner freedom of fulfillment in God. Until I recognize the problem that
drinking is causing, I will not be living up to my responsibilities.
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