In my working days I found that people could tell me in GREAT DETAIL what they didn’t want. Much like here in FR.
I would ask them what they wanted and mostly there would be silence, no one had ever asked them.
The variation of that question was when they were discouraged, I would ask why do you farm? The answers after some leading were, money to live on, save for retirement, get kids through college, and even make a difference in the community.
After some discussion they would become aware that they were still successful even in a very tough year. They were still achieving their goals in some small way.
Why do you fight is a very tough question and requires much thinking.
So, if I shake you awake ...............................
Feel free to ask others this. echos are good. I call it the ministry of dumb questions.
Another one is why do you go to church?
Freedom.
If you try to wake me up inside my house (I am a very light sleeper), you are probably dead.
I fight because my freedom includes my safety (i.e., my ability to be free within my own domain).
My "want" is my freedom.
I can't answer for other people, but I have always been what one might call a free spirit. I am not a company man. Though I have worked for companies, I was always in a position where I called the shots for myself and my unit.
As said, I can't answer for others, but I treasure my freedom enough to fight for it.
Re: your question to farmers about why they farm, I would think most of them would say because I don't want to have to answer to someone else. "I want to be my own man...I want to run my own business."
All the above aside, I agree with you that many if not most people may not give a damn about their freedom and may not have even thought about it.
As said, I can only speak for myself.
Excellent question.
I have come to the conclusion that most people go to "my" church because it is a social club. It makes them feel good about themselves because they are raising their kids in that "good" environment.
And that's about it.
Take a look at my tagline. I can't tell you how many people at my church I have tried to share that audio Bible with. Out of all the people I have told about it, only one person has actually taken me up on it.
I am dumbfounded.