“You don’t do anything to be free, you drop something, then you are free” – Source: Anthony de Mello
In many societies we are born free but we enslave ourselves in imaginary goals such as needing to work in a certain profession, own a certain thing, marry a certain type of person, etc.
All these things are society imposed but lock us in a prison of want and desire. Understanding that they are merely concepts imposed by others allows you to drop them and then feel true freedom.