Healthy Freedom Involves Self-Restraint

Healthy freedom understands that just because we’re allowed to do something does not mean that it is good and beneficial for us.  That’s why the not-so-natural exercise of self-restraint is a somewhat under-discussed but critically important aspect of freedom when it is functioning properly.

Wisdom And The Virtue of Self Restraint

In the West, wisdom tends to be associated with “knowledge” or “experience”. In the East wisdom tends to be associated with “self-restraint”. “Self-restraint” is an important virtue. It is discretion and prudence. It is a discipline that can serve us well—especially those of us who tend to get ourselves in trouble with impulsive, brash words and actions. This post is, among other things, a reminder for myself.