Kites Need Strings to Fly Well

(Pic: Kites flying by Buangkok train station)

A kite without a guiding string
is a dangerous kite,
that endangers itself (when it crashes),
that endangers others too.

A car without working brakes
is a useless car,
that cannot be slowed down,
that cannot be stopped either.

The moral precepts are guidelines
that protect us more than they restrict us,
that lead us away from unhappiness,
that guide us towards True Happiness.

True freedom is not
being able to do whatever you want,
which can harm oneself and others.
Real freedom is from mindful self-control.