Is it possible for anyone to be free?

Is it possible for anyone to be free?
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You’re full of interesting ideas today. Yes, we can be free, but it usually takes some kind of trauma when you’re young to make you say “screw the rules, life’s too short”. I don’t live my life by what other’s expect or believe. I will respect their beliefs and accomodate them, but I make my own rules.
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