Freedom to me is... unobstructed opportunity.
Like you have mentioned above
'Freedom' is a child having more opportunities than what their father and mother had.
Simple, worthwhile and a foundation for happiness.
Freedom is not something that can be given/gifted to generations by those who preceded them.
Liberty & Freedom must be upheld by the current population so that it may exist for future generations, however, it is not something tangible that we can acquire and bestow upon our fellow man; each individual must possess the desire to be free and stand to the challenge of the hunt.
Being free, to me, is the ability to traverse the path of your choosing, unimpeded & so long as your path does not impede upon others - you are free.
Again, we cannot take from our fellow man to become more free ourselves, as freedom is not something we acquire - it is the faith that freedom exists and how we pursue it - is freedom.
Freedom is an unobstructed opportunity and we live in a world full of obstructions.
Freedom must be sustained by the actions of our civilization and each generation that stands for freedom is essentially paying it forward to the next - although they will need to do the same for the future generations to follow.
It is not a medal that we achieve in our lifetime, but we pursue freedom with the gratification that someday it will exist for many more than it does right now. That is faith that drives our persistent effort to seek unobstructed opportunity. Without faith that freedom can exist - it will not.
It is our duty to remove barriers that obstruct the opportunities for our children. I believe the blockchain is one mechanism that can generate many opportunities for future generations while eliminating some barriers in the process = a way forward via new wide-open doors. Unobstructed opportunity is freedom to me, @sirknight. Thanks to my gr8 m8 @jackmiller for the nudge to toss my thoughts out here.
Best Regards,
Brandon / @grow-pro