My friend is forever shouting about his Freedom. It is the only song he sings.
Freedom is a good thing, but our love of freedom is why family sizes are shrinking. Children are a responsibility.
Freedom and responsibility are paired opposites, a duality.
The more you have of one, the less you have of the other.
I had written only those few words when I received a request from the American Small Business Institute to answer a question from Glenn, a radio professional in Calgary. Glenn wanted me to predict the “Top Five Qualities of an Advertising Consultant in 2023.”
I had the freedom to answer however I wanted. I could be flip, funny, cute, selfserving, dismissive, scholarly, insulting, pedantic, or predictable. My freedom was unrestrained. But I also had…