* In the essay "Freedom", the essayist G. B. Shaw has presented a fact of freedom of human being. He states that there is nothing that may be called absolute freedom. No one can enjoy the taste of complete freedom. Shaw has superbly establishes this very thought in this essay and presents few instances to prove it. He also shows the factors that are causing limitation to the absolute freedom of man.
* Firstly, essayist believes that a man can not have absolute freedom. Man is bound to nature's rule. though man works in field or office for their livelihood as per their choice. That may be for himself or for his employers. These works depend on their will. But few things that we have to do or perform whether we want or not. We have to relax, eat, drink, sleep, wash and dress. This is a necessity to us that is caused by Nature or Society. We have to follow that rule otherwise we have to live in isolation or we will be rejected by society. We cannot avoid these natural actions. Though apparently we feel ourselves free, but actually we are slaves to nature.
* Secondly, even a tenant is not a free man. His or her landlord will force him or her to practice a specific religion, caste, ritual and also he would like to force the tenant to vote for landlord's selected candidate.
* Thirdly, even the employee does not get relief from his employer. The employee does not have any freedom to dress up, job hour, even the tenure of job. The employer will select everything regarding his job.
* Fourthly, if a man works in office or factory for twelve hours, he gets no time for himself and he has to take rest in rest twelve hours because it is natural for human to take rest. If he protests or complains against it to their trade union, no benefit will come out. Only they can call for strike and that will lead to no income and ever starvation. So, also in these cases man has no freedom.
* Fifthly, suppose a person saves four hours from his 12 hours job and plans to go go to a film or to read a book, he must spend money. Or to save that money if he goes to bed for rest, that 'free' time goes for relaxation not for recreation.
* Sixthly, one must abide by the rules of society to avoid law and police. Though a man votes to select the leader of nation but when the vote is over it is seen that just the leader has changed but the status of common people has not changed. They cannot protest because they have cast their vote. So the common people remain slaves.
* Thirdly, even the employee does not get relief from his employer. The employee does not have any freedom to dress up, job hour, even the tenure of job. The employer will select everything regarding his job.
* Fourthly, if a man works in office or factory for twelve hours, he gets no time for himself and he has to take rest in rest twelve hours because it is natural for human to take rest. If he protests or complains against it to their trade union, no benefit will come out. Only they can call for strike and that will lead to no income and ever starvation. So, also in these cases man has no freedom.
* Fifthly, suppose a person saves four hours from his 12 hours job and plans to go go to a film or to read a book, he must spend money. Or to save that money if he goes to bed for rest, that 'free' time goes for relaxation not for recreation.
* Sixthly, one must abide by the rules of society to avoid law and police. Though a man votes to select the leader of nation but when the vote is over it is seen that just the leader has changed but the status of common people has not changed. They cannot protest because they have cast their vote. So the common people remain slaves.
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