A Piece Of The Sky

Freedom means different things to different individuals. For a housewife, it could mean switching off from the never-ending list of household chores. For a student, it could mean breaking free from rote learning. For the older Gen Z and the younger millennials, it may be the simple act of getting into a job and living independently. For the sandwich generation, it could be about fulfilling their responsibilities—for parents and children—successfully. For the retired, it may mean not depending on their children, and the freedom to spend their life on their own terms. Post Covid, for most people, freedom became synonymous with simple things in life—the ability to meet friends and family, to socialise, throw a party, travel wherever and whenever, work from a place of their choice, or not work at all. In many of these cases and more, the concept of freedom is inextricably...