None of us ever has to do anything.
Of course there are many things we should do, even things we’re required to do. But we don’t have to do any of them.
So many of us get into patterns that make us feel like we don’t have any free will, but that is an illusion.
We all have responsibilities. We all have choices that, in our minds, are not really choices at all.
Each of us has a particular lifestyle. When we are faced with choices that, on their surface, seem inconsistent with our lifestyles, we tend to dismiss them out of hand. This attitude puts artificial boundaries on our lives that limit our experiences and close our minds.