The first thing comes into my mind when I look at the picture "The Scream" is the phrase, "Freedom from Fear", the famous book of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader of Myanmar. Actually I haven't read that speech, but I am familiar with it because of its inspiration on people.
We normally think of “Fear” from the negative view. In my opinion, “fear” is not a negative word. It can also be positive if we use it in right and proper way. The best example is the Enlightenment of Gautama Buddha. Prince Siddhattha was seriously afraid of the sick, the aged, the suffering and the death. He afforded to overcome and finally found the way of escape form rebirth. So trembling or screaming is not the correct way to overcome a condition.
“Fear” is also the biggest issue in our country. Military Junta is now well controlling the whole country based on the fear of people. Some may argue our country's political situation is not terrible as like Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia. I agree those counties' present condition is more serious than us. But the basic situation is not much different from them. We all are living under uncertainty and fear. Their people are living under life threatening situations such as suicide bombings, terrorist attacks, etc.
However, how much are our people more secure than them? In those countries, the law is useless while our country’s one malfunctions. In our country, someone can be arrested just for a file or an email related to politics, and can also be sent to jail just for video-recording an event without any reason. Finally, politics is thought as danger and fear is bigger and bigger. People dare not express freely their fundamental rights, opinion, belief and thoughts. This is the biggest barrier in the development of a country.
However, how much are our people more secure than them? In those countries, the law is useless while our country’s one malfunctions. In our country, someone can be arrested just for a file or an email related to politics, and can also be sent to jail just for video-recording an event without any reason. Finally, politics is thought as danger and fear is bigger and bigger. People dare not express freely their fundamental rights, opinion, belief and thoughts. This is the biggest barrier in the development of a country.
Oppression can make people frighten more or less. However we must try to control the degree of fear and response properly standing on the side of truth. This is only the way of freedom from fear.
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