I agree with the first part, but even prisoners were free at some point.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Maybe they've been in there so long they forgot what it's like.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

But they //have// experienced it.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

In the context of this post, I think of "you don't have to experience" as an experience that is remembered.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I highly doubt you could forget what freedom feels like. If it were that easy to forget, why would prisoners still desire it? I'd say even people who have never experienced freedom desire it.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

it's forgetable "I'd say even people who have never experienced freedom desire it." Exactly

by Anonymous 10 years ago

which brings us to the notorious saying "You never know the value of what you have till you lose it"

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Maybe //you// don't know the value of certain things until you lose them. There are quite a few things in my life that I appreciate a whole damn lot even though I've never been without.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

even if you value certain things; you're gonna value them even more the you lose them. Parents are an ideal example for this matter

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I know the value of my parents, my education, my circumstances. I may not fully appreciate them without having lost them, but I'd say that I do know the value of having those and other things.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Like said earlier, every prisoner was free at some point. Freedom is one of those many things one doesn't value much until they lose it. Besides, I guess that writing about it helps to "mentally escape" for some time. That's why prisoners' writings are often about freedom.

by Anonymous 10 years ago