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  • Freedom
  • Jidi Majia

I’ve asked sagesWhat is freedom?They always reply with phrasestaken from ancient textsI used to think what they saidexplained freedom in its entirety

Then once at dusk on the Narat GrasslandsI saw a horse wandering aimlesslyA tipsy Kazakh riderwas on the horse’s back fast asleep

It’s true that the sages’ words expressedthe implicit meanings of freedomBut on the Narat Grasslandswho can tell me who is more freethe horse or its rider?

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