Being compelled to act<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, out of patriotism, one may feel compelled to risk one\u2019s life in battle. This ultimate sacrifice is given in freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Actually, one may feel most free if one acts out of some urge that comes from deep inside so strongly that there is no choice but to follow one\u2019s inner urge to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where does this urge come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is not a purely conscious decision, which would be the logical act of an automaton \u2015 no deep feeling involved that this is a personal decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One can only freely decide about any meaningful stuff by feeling deep inside that one or the other is the direction to take. At the same time, one doesn\u2019t need to consciously know which elements contribute to this feeling \u2015 let alone what meaningfully influences or has influenced these elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the opposite: meaningless consumerism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In a broad sense, one may consume products or services, whether material or non-material. Anything that can be marketed can be consumed: beverages, the news, vacations, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is possible \u2013 being an understatement \u2013 to consume many things in a meaningless way. This way, consumption becomes an addiction, an urge to find meaningfulness by heaping up a lot of surface-level experiences. In this, the freedom to buy what one pleases out of a bazillion options remains a superficial sense of freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source of stress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n