Author: Gilson Guilherme Miguel Ângelo
GAESEMA Journal | CAP. 6 of the book production | Year 2025 | Special Edition 8
This article is part of Chapter 6 of the philosophical work “The A, E, I, O, U of Production,” authored by the thinker Gilson Guilherme Miguel Ângelo, and is a direct extension of the principles of the GAESEMA Philosophy. Here, we propose a deep and transformative reflection on what it truly means to be free in a world increasingly dominated by productive alienation, consumerism, and systemic dependence.
Human freedom, we defend, is not limited to the right to vote or to move about — it is expressed in the ability to produce, to create, and to be sovereign over one’s own existence. A free person is not one who consumes more, but one who produces with more awareness, ethics, and connection to the spirit.
1. Freedom as the Capacity to Create
True freedom is not just a legal or political issue — it is ontological. Producing is the greatest act of human affirmation: it is saying to the world “I exist” through works, actions, and results. The GAESEMA Philosophy summarizes this principle clearly: “he who knows how to produce will never be a slave.”
Because conscious production, coming from the spirit, frees the individual from failed systems, from institutional begging, and from dependency. Creating something useful with your own hands or mind is a sovereign act — it is the exercise of divine power within the human being.
2. From Dependence to Autonomy
Modern slavery is sophisticated and invisible: it lies in meaningless jobs, in the culture of debt, in technological addiction, and in the repetition of others’ thoughts. Many people live without realizing they are no longer authors of their own existence.
Conscious production breaks this cycle. It returns the human being to the center of their power. Producing one’s own food, developing one’s own ideas, acting with purpose, and generating value are forms of breaking away from systemic dependency.
Each step toward autonomy is a step away from psychological, economic, and spiritual slavery.
3. Production as an Expression of Identity
The identity of a people is not only found in their clothes, songs, or flags — it is especially in how and what they produce. A simple handcrafted object can reveal more about the soul of a community than any official document.
That’s why colonial and capitalist systems have historically attempted to dismantle local forms of production, replacing them with external standards.
By destroying production, they also destroy identity, pride, culture, and the autonomy of a people. The recovery of artisanal, spiritual, and natural production is a cultural and political act of liberation.
4. The Producer as a Free Being
GAESEMA Philosophy elevates the concept of the producer: not only the formal worker, farmer, or industrialist. A producer is any person who, with intention and awareness, transforms ideas into value.
A child making paper toys is already producing freedom.
The producer is free because they think for themselves, act with purpose, and recognize the value of their work. They are not at the mercy of trends or systems — they create paths. That freedom is not granted by governments nor bought with money: it is cultivated through consciousness and creation.
5. The Role of Production in Territorial Development
To produce is not just an individual act, but a pillar of collective sovereignty. A country that depends on importing everything it consumes is a fragile, vulnerable, and economically colonized country.
On the other hand, nations and communities that value their local production are more resilient in the face of global crises. Decentralized, sustainable, and ethical production must be treated as a political priority — not merely as an economic activity, but as an instrument of peace and social justice.
This includes everything from school gardens to community factories, from creative industries to responsible agriculture.
6. To Produce is to Resist
In the African context, this truth is even more evident. To produce with awareness is to resist mental colonization, structural dependence, and the forced import of cultural and economic models.
Every time an African transforms local raw materials into something useful, they are reclaiming their sovereignty. GAESEMA Philosophy teaches that it is not enough to consume responsibly — we must produce with awareness.
Conscious consumption is a beginning, but not the end. True liberation lies in making, creating, and being the owner of the production process.
7. Education to Produce = Education to Be Free
Education that forms only repeaters and the obedient does not liberate — it forms modern servants. An education that does not teach how to create, solve, and produce only prepares people for submission.
GAESEMA Philosophy defends productive education, which connects spirit to practice, creativity to technique, and ethics to nature.
A transformative school must teach how to turn ideas into reality, to value practical knowledge, to cultivate spiritual autonomy, and to integrate all forms of knowledge. Because education, when not productive, is just instruction for survival — not for sovereignty.
Conclusion
In this chapter of GAESEMA thought, we discover that the human being’s full freedom is not in the appearance of modernity, but in the depth of their ability to produce with awareness.
Production liberates because it transforms the being into the author of their own existence. Each person, by reconnecting with their creative power, participates in the liberation of the collective.
Instead of waiting for external solutions, we are called to assume responsibility for creating the world in which we live. Because, in the end, to produce is not just an economic act — it is a spiritual and political revolution.
Conceptual References
- Gilson G. M. Ângelo (2024). The A; E; I; O; U of Production
- GAESEMA Philosophy: Economic, Social, Spiritual, and Moral Management of Africa
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