What “independence / freedom means to me”

People tend to think that independence means free from colonization from other countries. For me it is not true, I would like to share from other perspective also. Independence from colonial power is from political perspective. For me independence must contain all perspective because human being has to face all the situation not only political changes but also social changes. Independence from colonial power also can categorize as a physical freedom. But for me it is beyond that which means people also must independence in their mindset and thinking.
Those people who are still maintaining the “status quo’ are not independence in their thinking. It is because they cannot think out of the box. They are following someone without questioning them. This makes them not independence in their thinking and they have to depend to other people to think about something. They can only enjoy the freedom if their beginning to question and challenge the “status quo”. It is because they know about their rights. For me mental freedom is more important than physical freedom. It is because if they are mentally independence they are automatically can achieve physical freedom. The independence for some countries in the world achieved through the radical thinkers of the countries. So, the importance must give to mental freedom such as freedom of speech and freedom of expression. From that we can achieve true independence. Some people only focus on physical independence rather than mental independence and this make them people without vision and mission.