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IYCamp 2000

France

Freedom

Summary

YOU JUST HAVE TO BE THERE...

I've been to the camp last year also and although there were a lot of differences, this camp was great. Our trip to France went quite smoothly: which means nothing bad happened. We actually were smoking and being humorous all the way. When we arrived we weren't that tired. That came when we woke up by the very nice singing of the staff members, much too early. I used the first days for getting used to the campsite and the camp itself.

Campsong

On the melody of "Hotel California" from "the Eagles"

Verse:
On a green mountain meadow, I see people and tents.
They are happy and smiling, and they're starting to dance.
They wash themselves in the river, and you'll do it too.
Doesn't matter you forgot you tent, cause we are the iCrew.
You are only invited, if you bring in the sun.
So we can be delighted, and the rain will be gone
The night-fire is burning, and the oyas are free
You can go there any time you like, there's a lot to see.

Freedom

How much freedom have we got to make our own choices? Which influences are of restraint? The most restricting factor of freedom is your fellow man and your sense of responsibility towards this fellow man. Because possessing of the whole world on your own might be nice (you could live wherever you want, do whatever you want) but that's impossible. All those other people also have a will. They also want the freedom to do what they want. And that's not possible if you already claimed all the freedom in the world. So in claiming all the freedom, you restrict the freedom of other people. Looking at it from a different angle you could say that your fellow man restricts your freedom.