I've never thought of somebody else being a source of freedom. I can't fathom the idea. I suppose you have to have felt trapped in the first place for that to be the case.
That’s such an honest reflection, and I think you’re absolutely right. The idea of someone else being a source of freedom probably only lands if you’ve known the feeling of being caged, in some shape or form. Whether it’s emotional, societal, internal… the kind of attraction I wrote about often begins in contrast. You see someone moving through the world with a kind of lightness or boldness you don’t feel you have and something in you reaches for it.
But maybe not everyone relates to that. Maybe some people fall in love not because someone seems free, but because they feel safe. Or seen. Or because it simply feels good. And that’s real, too. I think this “law” isn’t universal but it’s true often enough that it felt worth naming.
“The Assistant Who Knew Too Much” — A Political Satire by a Historian Who’s Seen Too Much
I'm Ignatius Mutuku, a history graduate and researcher with over 7 years of experience decoding the power plays behind policy papers and podium smiles. What happens when a senator’s most loyal aide turns out to be the architect behind both his rise—and possibly his ruin?
Welcome to The Personal Assistant… or the Partner in Crime?—a political thriller that drops the guns and picks up the spreadsheets, PR coverups, and mysteriously deleted tweets.
This isn’t just fiction. It’s reality with better dialogue—and worse morals.
I've never thought of somebody else being a source of freedom. I can't fathom the idea. I suppose you have to have felt trapped in the first place for that to be the case.
That’s such an honest reflection, and I think you’re absolutely right. The idea of someone else being a source of freedom probably only lands if you’ve known the feeling of being caged, in some shape or form. Whether it’s emotional, societal, internal… the kind of attraction I wrote about often begins in contrast. You see someone moving through the world with a kind of lightness or boldness you don’t feel you have and something in you reaches for it.
But maybe not everyone relates to that. Maybe some people fall in love not because someone seems free, but because they feel safe. Or seen. Or because it simply feels good. And that’s real, too. I think this “law” isn’t universal but it’s true often enough that it felt worth naming.
Thanks for reading with such care.
“The Assistant Who Knew Too Much” — A Political Satire by a Historian Who’s Seen Too Much
I'm Ignatius Mutuku, a history graduate and researcher with over 7 years of experience decoding the power plays behind policy papers and podium smiles. What happens when a senator’s most loyal aide turns out to be the architect behind both his rise—and possibly his ruin?
Welcome to The Personal Assistant… or the Partner in Crime?—a political thriller that drops the guns and picks up the spreadsheets, PR coverups, and mysteriously deleted tweets.
This isn’t just fiction. It’s reality with better dialogue—and worse morals.
https://substack.com/@mutukuegynacious/note/c-134784585?r=602ass