Jean-Paul Sartre: Being and Nothingness

Being condemned to be free is ironic . Condemn and free are two words not usually seen together in one sentence making a coherent and firm statement . To condemn is to declare to be reprehensible , wrong , or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation . And to be free is to have the legal and political rights of a citizen . Joined together the words will over right their meaning . And yet philosopher Jean - Paul Sartre managed to make his point stand out and be heard by everyone outliving 64 years of earthly , human living

. What Sartre is trying to tell us , his thoughts and ideas about life here on earth , about our responsibilities , about the trifle things and actions in our everyday lives that we tend to ignore because we think life is bigger than us that there 's a bigger picture , is what being condemned to be free is all about

In today 's modern world , freedom has become a necessity and has taken on many forms . Gone were the days when women are not allowed to vote engage in politics and other manly jobs , cannot have a career and is obliged to stay home and manage the household , and be thrown to unwanted marriages arranged by their parents . Now everybody can choose

And many have viewed this right to choose as a form of freedom . One has the right to choose their schools , their career paths to take , their spouses , how many children are they going to have , what will they name their kids , it is just a matter of choosing and directing this freedom to what we think is the right thing to do . After all , not all of us are using this freedom to choose our actions wisely

It all starts with human beings being born free and equal in dignity and rights , the first article from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . Men are created equal , and it 's funny that there are people born carrying within them the royal blood . It already raises their political and monetary position above all the common men . They carry with them the noun King , Queen , Prince , Princess , Emperor , and Empress among others before their birth names . They have all the advantages in the world , not having to sit through traffic , not having to be the front liner in a war , not having to work hard to earn a living . In fact , they just sit and everything is done for them , all they have to do is make sure they keep their countries the same as it was before they were born . Up to what extent is this equality in dignity and rights applicable ? Now that everybody seems to have a complete grasp of liberty , it appears that being free is not as wanted as it was before

History taught us well enough to know that there have been a number of wars fought for freedom and religion . The tales of man then tells us how others will try to...