Freedom bounded by Practicality

Things almost always seem so complicated even though at the base of it, it might be so simple and striaght-forward to understand. Its so simple to do what you like but then all the pressures that we carry around makes it difficult. For example: Someone might like wearing fashionable/sexy clothes but he/she cannot because of cultural or religious or probably some social restrictions. Someone might like to travel the world but he/she cannot because as per others, there are always things to do. Someone would want to fall in love but he/she might be restricted by cultural and religious boundaries. To think of it, all these sound and seem so simple. You wanna wear clothes of your choice, go do it; you wanna travel, go do it; you are falling in love, let go of yourself ,fall into it and enjoy it. But again all we think of is how the things are gonna be after we do that. What if someone finds out, what if some other things go wrong and the one that hate I the most what if its not practical. Where did this word originate from..?? Who decides what is practical and relative to what..? Is carrying all the pressure along with you and acting under those pressures practical..? Is not doing what you want to do only because it violates some religious or cultural condition practical..?? Is not doing what your heart says practical..?

So to think of it..is being practical really practical..? What is more important: living life as you wish and derive happiness and enlightenment or living life practically and just die like everyone else leaving your dreams unfullfilled.

I understand that some things are just beyond human control but what about things that are within our control but we just dont do it because its not suited to our society or family or culture or religion. But arent these institutions there to help you develop and grow as human. To get a human close to absolute truth..? If all these institutions are just binding you from exploring the life, then what use are they of..?

Its good to have some form of order. But till what point should you control someone. To think of it are we even free.? Do we enjoy and live life freely..? Do we do what our heart wants freely..? Sometimes I feel all these are just restricting humans from reaching to one's own self and Supreme Personality of Creator. Mabbe 'Free' is more of a precise adjective for heart and 'Practical' is more to brain. But what is a balancing point between them wherein none of them is hampering the other. Right now I can certainly say Practicality beats Freedom. When are we gonna grow over this word PRACTICAL and do what we want to do FREEly..? Really a question to ponder upon