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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Do you want to fly? Learn how to fly the highest from a seagull.


Yesterday and today, I read ‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull’ by Richard Bach. Since the book inspires me, I would like to share some of senses and paragraphs of this book with you. Paragraphs I write the flowing are from different pages. I just pick them up because of likeness.
Enjoy the reading and try to fly!


Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight-how to get from shore to food and back again. For most gulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight. More than anything else, Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to fly.

“Why, Jon, why?” his mother asked. “Why is it so hard to be like the rest of the flock, Jon? Why can’t you leave low flying to the pelicans, the albatross? Why don’t you eat? Son, you’re bone and feathers!”
“I don’t mind being bone and feathers, mom. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I can’t, that’s all. I just want to know.”
“See here, Jonathan,” said his father, not unkindly. “Winter isn’t far away. Boats will be few, and the surface fish will be swimming deep. If you must study, then study food, and how to get it. This flying business is all very well, but you can’t eat a glide, you know. Don’t you forget that the reason you fly is to eat.”

…….We can lift ourselves out of ignorance, we can find ourselves as creatures of excellence and intelligence and skill. We can be free! We can learn to fly!

“…….one day, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, you shall learn that irresponsibility does not pay. Life is the unknown and the unknowable, except that we are put into this world to eat, to stay alive as long as we possibly can.”

“……..We choose our next world through what we learn in this one. Learn nothing, and the next world is the same as this one, all the same limitations and lead weights to overcome……Learn so much at one time that you don’t have to go through a thousand lives to reach this one.”

“….. There is no such place. Heaven is not a place, and it is not a time. Heaven is being perfect….You will begin to touch heaven, Jonathan, in the moment that you touch perfect speed. And that isn’t flying a thousand miles an hour, or a million, or flying at the speed of light. Because any number is a limit, and perfection doesn’t have limits.”

“….till you can fly the past and the future. And then you will be ready to begin the most difficult, the most powerful, the most fun of all. You will be ready to begin to fly up and know the meaning of kindness and of love.”

“…You know the proverb, and it’s true: The gull sees farthest who flies highest. Those gulls where you came from are standing on the ground, squawking and fighting among themselves.”

………He knew with practiced ease that he was not bone and feather but a perfect idea of freedom and flight, limited by nothing at all.

“……We’re free to go where we wish and to be what we are.”

“….Maynard Gull, you have the freedom to be yourself, your true self, here and now, and nothing can stand in your way. It is the Law of the Great Gull, the Law that Is.”
“Are you saying I can fly?”
“I say you are free.”

“…Remember what we were saying about one’s body being nothing more than thought itself…?”

“…….the hardest thing in the world is to convince a bird that he is free…”

“…Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, fine out what you already know, and you’ll see the way to fly.”

“…to begin with,” he said heavily, “you’ve got to understand that a seagull is an unlimited idea of freedom, an image of the Great Gull, and your whole body, from wingtip to wingtip is nothing more than your thought itself.”

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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Hero of the Week






General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan is set to stand down as head of army and he will perform as a civilian president on Thursday, which will lead the end of eight years military rule in Pakistan.
We honor President Pervez Musharraf!



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AFP
http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/03/23/imageLHR10203231518.jpg
Source: BBC

Sunday, November 25, 2007

A Little Bitsssssssssssss..


Yesterday, I went to a birthday party, which was located in a bar. When I saw a cigarette box, my wish to smoke has occurred.

When I began to smoke at my teenage, it was just for fun and I thought it was a little one. No problem. After I realized that I was addicted to smoking, I had smoked hundreds of cigarettes already. The big rock is made by very tiny sands. One grade after another makes a Ph. D. Then, I remember a story that I have read long time ago and I am going to share it with you, now.

Once, in a village, it was an anniversary occasion. President of the village offered to the villagers that each villager to bring a bottle of wine to the president’s house for the event. There was a big pot in front of the president’s house. The villagers could pour the wine bottles into that big pot and to drink the mixed wine altogether. It looked such an interesting plan. Wasn’t it? But what happened on that occasion, do you know?

In that morning, one of the villagers thought that if he brought a bottle of water, it could be no problem among hundreds of bottles of wine. He thought it was just a little bit of water to mix with tons of wine. Then he brought a bottle of water. After all wine bottles poured into the pot, the villagers eagerly drank the mixed wine, which could probably be very tasteful.

The villager who brought a bottle of water was astonished with the flavor of wine. It was just like the water. He did not know how many other villagers thought the same as he did, which was based in – JUST A LITTLE BIT!!


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Friday, November 23, 2007

Quote of the Week: Losing Own Identity


“When we say the Lebanese state, we are lying. We don’t have a state. There is no Lebanese people. There are Lebanese peoples.”

Sarkis Naoum
(Sarkis Naoum is a columnist for al Nahar newspaper. November 22 is Lebanon's Independence Day.)
Source: Chicago Tribune (November 23, 2007)

Thursday, November 22, 2007

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!


The more you give your THANKS,

the more you get our THANKS.


Happy Thanksgiving!









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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

For my friend, Tha Maung: Is Arakan That Small?







I have a friend. He is also an Arakanese and his name is Tha Maung. When we have conversation, sometimes we argue about our Arakanland is very tiny or not. When I say that many countries in the world are smaller than Arakan, he always say that ‘yes it is, but no more than twenty countries.’

Last week, I borrowed a book, ‘PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD,’ which was published in 2002. When I look around this book, I found many countries are much smaller than our land, Arakan. I remember Tha Maung and I make this list of the countries those are smaller than Arakan, is for him.

You may amaze, Tha Maung, there are sixty-one countries in the world, smaller than Arakan, which has area of more than 14,000 sq. miles and about 6 millions of population.

Countries of the World, which are smaller than Arakan:

EUROPE

(1)
Country: Albania
Area: 10,600 sq. miles
Population: 3,510,484

(2)
Country: Andora
Area: 174 sq. miles
Population: 67,627

(3)
Country: Belgium
Area: 11,700 sq. miles
Population: 10,258,768

(4)
Country: Liechtenstein
Area: 60 sq. miles
Population: 31,528

(5)
Country: Luxembourg
Area: 100 sq. miles
Population: 442,972

(6)
Country: Macedonia
Area: 9900 sq. miles
Population: 2,046,209

(7)
Country: Malta
Area: 120 sq. miles
Population: 394,583

(8)
Country: Moldova
Area: 13,000 sq. miles
Population: 4,431,570

(9)
Country: Monaco
Area: 0.75 sq. miles
Population: 31,842
(10)
Country: Netherlands
Area: 13100 sq. miles
Population: 15,981,472

(11)
Country: San Marino
Area: 20 sq. miles
Population: 27,336

(12)
Country: Slovenia
Area: 7,800 sq. miles
Population: 1,930,132

(13)
Country: Vatican City
Area: 108.7 acres
Population: 870



NORTH / LATIN AMERICA

(14)
Country: Antigua and Barbuda
Area: 170 sq. miles
Population: 66,970

(15)
Country: Bahamas
Area: 3,900 sq. miles
Population: 297,852

(16)
Country: Barbados
Area: 170 sq. miles
Population: 275,330

(17)
Country: Belize
Area: 8,800 sq. miles
Population: 256,062

(18)
Country: Dominica
Area: 300 sq. miles
Population: 70,786

(19)
Country: El Salvador
Area: 8,000 sq. miles
Population: 6,237,662

(20)
Country: Haiti
Area: 10,600 sq. miles
Population: 6,964,594

(21)
Country: Jamaica
Area: 4,200 sq. miles
Population: 2,665,636

(22)
Country: St. Kitts and Nevis
Area: 104 sq. miles
Population: 38,756

(23)
Country: St. Lucia
Area: 104 sq. miles
Population: 158,178

(24)
Country: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Area: 130 sq. miles
Population: 115,942

(25)
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Area: 2,000 sq. miles
Population: 1,169,682



AFRICA

(26)
Country: Burundi
Area: 9,900 sq. miles
Population: 6,223,897

(27)
Country: Cape Verde
Area: 1,600 sq. miles
Population: 405,163

(28)
Country: Comoros
Area: 800 sq. miles
Population: 596,202

(29)
Country: Djibouti
Area: 8,500 sq. miles
Population: 460,700

(30)
Country: Equatorial Guinea
Area: 10,800 sq. miles
Population: 486,060

(31)
Country: The Gambia
Area: 3,900 sq. miles
Population: 1,411,205

(32)
Country: Guinea-Bissau
Area: 10,800 sq. miles
Population: 1,315,833

(33)
Country: Lesotho
Area: 11,700 sq. miles
Population: 2,177,062

(34)
Country: Mauritius
Area: 700 sq. miles
Population: 1,189,825

(35)
Country: Rwanda
Area: 9,600 sq. miles
Population: 7,312,756

(36)
Country: Sao Tome and Principe
Area: 400 sq. miles
Population: 165,034

(37)
Country: Seychelles
Area: 176 sq. miles
Population: 79,715

(38)
Country: Swaziland
Area: 6,600 sq. miles
Population: 1,104,343



ASIA

(39)
Country: Armenia
Area: 11,500
Population: 3,336,100

(40)
Country: Bahrain
Area: 240 sq. miles
Population: 645,361

(41)
Country: Cyprus
Area: 3,600 sq. miles
Population: 762,887

(42)
Country: Israel
Area: 7,800 sq. miles
Population: 5,938,093

(43)
Country: Kuwait
Area: 6,800 sq. miles
Population: 2,041,961

(44)
Country: Lebanon
Area: 3,900 sq. miles
Population: 3,627,774

(45)
Country: Maldives
Area: 100 sq. miles
Population: 310,764

(46)
Country: Qatar
Area: 4,200 sq. miles
Population: 769,152

(47)
Country: Brunei
Area: 2,000 sq. miles
Population: 343,653

(48)
Country: East Timor
Area: 5,641
Population: 920,000

(49)
Country: Singapore
Area: 250 sq. miles
Population: 4,300,419

(50)
Country: Taiwan
Area: 12,400
Population: 22,370,461


AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC

(51)
Country: Federated States of Micronesia
Area: 271 sq. miles
Population: 134,597

(52)
Country: Fiji
Area: 7,000 sq. miles
Population: 844,330

(53)
Country: Kiribati
Area: 277 sq. miles
Population: 94,149

(54)
Country: Marshall Islands
Area: 70 sq. miles
Population: 70,822

(55)
Country: Nauru
Area: 8 sq. miles
Population: 12,088

(56)
Country: Palau
Area: 177 sq. miles
Population: 19,092

(57)
Country: Samoa
Area: 1,100 sq. miles
Population: 179,058

(58)
Country: Solomon Islands
Area: 10,600 sq. miles
Population: 480,442

(59)
Country: Tonga
Area: 289 sq. miles
Population: 104,227

(60)
Country: Tuvalu
Area: 10 sq. miles
Population: 10,991

(61)
Country: Vanuatu
Area: 5,700 sq. miles
Population: 192,910


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Monday, November 19, 2007

American Style - Buying A Confidence for 50 Cents


Every social experience that we have in our lives, effects us in some way, short term or long term, large or small, positive or negative.

Sociologist, Erik H. Erikson divided human’s life by eight stages. I am going to talk an experience here now is about the Stage 2, Toddlerhood (from eighteen months to three years): This stage “is to cope with the world in a confident way. Failure to gain self-control leads children to doubt their abilities.”
(From ‘Society the basics’ by John J. Macionis)

Alright, this is what I saw that how an American father gave a confidence his toddler son when the opportunity has come.

In one summer evening in Thailand, I had dinner with Mr. Steve’s family in a hotel. Mr. Steve is an American and the family had two children, a four year old girl and a boy, almost two year old. While we were waiting for foods, a waiter brought the water glasses and put on the table for everybody. About two minutes later, the boy began to drink water. We all were watching. He looked at our faces first. We all gave smiles to him.

The boy lifted the glass (a little big glass for a toddler). Just before the water met his lips, the glass dropped onto the floor. It was broken. The boy was going to cry. Mr. Steve gave a smile, a cradle and said to his boy “It’s Okey. I will give you new glass, Okey?” The boy nodded.

Mr. Steve called waiter and said ‘Sorry’ and asked how much the glass cost? The waiter said ‘Twenty Bahts’ (roughly US 50 cents). Mr. Steve gave 20 bahts at once to the waiter and said to bring a new glass with water. The waiter brought a new glass with water and put in front of the boy again.

This time, the boy did not touch the glass about five minutes. He was looking around our faces. We all gave him our smiles. About five minutes later, he got the glass more carefully than the last time. We were talking around but looking at the boy and his glass, too. He carefully and firmly lifted the glass. Lifted a little bit, a little bit and finally, he drank water and dropped the glass back on the table successfully. He smiled and we could see on his face that he was very proud of by himself. We all gave smile, applause and “Yea…Great job!” Mr. Steve gave him a cradle and said, “You did such a good job. Great boy! We love you.”

Mr. Steve told me that “Do you see, Oo, I gave him something for 20 Bahts (50 cents).”
I nodded, smiled and said “You are a great father, Mr. Steve.”
Mr. Steve gave a great insight, which was a CONFIDENCE to his toddler son. We need a new generation with unshakable confidence, new innovations, new ideas and new approaches, to change our world to be more peaceful, literate and powerful world.
Have a good day!


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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Benefit of Knowing DON’TS



When we learn something, mostly we learn from experts and winners of that particular field. Most of people don’t count on losers. Nevertheless, some people approach to losers and they try to know things to avoid. Here is a true story (except the name, John).

One day, my students introduced me with Mr. John in a dinner, when I was living in Thailand. Mr. John was an American and he was also living in Thailand. During the conversation, I had the chance to know that John was an instructor of stock market. Cool.
So I asked, “John, are you teaching how to play in a stock market?”
John said, “Yes, I teach some students and businessmen how to learn buying, selling, increasing and decreasing of the stock prices in the market.”
I said, “Great! Are you a stock broker in the United States?”
He answered, “Well, yes, I was. I was a milliner. I lost all my money in stock market.”
His answer made me both of surprising and interesting.
I looked at him. He was talking very honestly.
I said, “Wow! It is very interesting, John. So what do your students learn from you?”
He answered, “They learn what are Dos and Don’ts in stock market.”
Then I said, “John, let me frankly and openly say here, I think your students mostly could learn from you, especially Don’ts rather than Dos, right?”
He laughed and said, “Yap.”
I curiously asked one more question, “Are your students successful in stock market?”
He said, “Oh, yes, some guys are milliners already.”
I said, “John, you are not a loser in a stock market. You are still a winner.”
He smiled.

After I came back to my room from dinner, I was thinking that was ‘Win-Win’ situation for both of Mr. John and the learners. They all can make benefit from knowing Don’ts. It is also one of the beautiful things in Learning Horizon, which has no limitation for everyone.

Knowing things how to avoid will make your success.
Have a good day and be a successful person in your life!



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Friday, November 16, 2007

The Art of Living: Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!


There are three kinds of people we have;
(1) Friends (supporters)
(2) Opponents (opposites)
(3) Neutrals (Ignorance)

We suppose to give our special thanks to all of them. Most of people may ask that why do we have to thank to the people who are our opponents? Most of people may ask that why should we thank to the people who ignore us?

I will tell you here why we have to thank all of them.

(1) Friends: We have to thank them because they are our friends who support us, take care of us, love us, like us and help us. Since they are friends, we have to automatically thank them. Thanks all Friends!
(2) Opposites: We have to thank them. We become cautious persons because of them. We become strong persons because of them. We become more courageous persons because of them. And we become creative persons because of them. Thanks all Opposites!
(3) Neutrals: Whatever happening with us, however it is with us, they ignore. They don’t care us. We also have to thank them. We become self-confident persons because of them. We try to stand on our own feet by ourselves because of them. We become strong persons because of them. We become enthusiastic persons because them. Thanks all Ignorance!
Thanks everybody!!

Thursday, November 15, 2007

“Wise Words”


Today, I read quotes. The precise and wise words those I prefer to share with you from my reading are as below:

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
Albert Einstein

“Failure is the only opportunity to begin again more intelligently.”
Henry Ford

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
Mahatma Gandhi

“People do not lack strength; they lack will.”
Victor Hugo

“He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.”
Benjamin Franklin

“Quality is when our customers come back and our products don't.”
Siemen's motto

“There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity.”
Tom Peters

“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

“The beginnings...of all human undertakings are untidy.”
John Galsworthy

Monday, November 12, 2007

Person of the Year 2007




As a citizen of the world, I also have the right to choose our world’s Person of the Year.
For the year of 2007, my nominee will be Mr. Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Blair is one of the most successful politicians of the world during the first decade of the 21st century. At 43, he was the youngest prime minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812 in the British History. Oxford educated Blair was the Labour Party's longest-serving prime minister (from 1997 to 2007) and the only person who led the party to three consecutive general election victories.
Why do I nominee Tony Blair as the Person of the Year 2007?
It is simply, because he gave a chance to new generation to take over the power. He peacefully and successfully resigned even before his term is finished, which means he heartily serve his country, rather than seeking for his selfishness, while some other leaders (especially military guys) around the world are killing, lying, cheating, begging and manipulating in order to hold the power.
Former French president, Jacques Chirac is also remarkable and respectable. He still had his opportunity to be a presidential candidate for the next term of the office but he peacefully resigned for the goodness of the country and gave the opportunity to new generation. If it is needed for the country, no heasitating to abandon the power is another kind of courage to have, for true leaders who seek for not only goodness of the State but also greatness of himself or herself.
Let us give our salute to those leaders with true leadership spirit to maintain the greatness and beauty of our humanity.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Quote of the Week: Hunger for Freedom


“There are moments when courage and commitment change the human spirit. After decades of tolerating a brutal dictatorship, the Burmese monks are reminding us that the love of freedom is universal. Their willingness to die for the freedom of others should lead us to want to live for those same beliefs. They have given the world an inspiring vision of hope and determination.”

(The above is Newt Gingrich’s answer for TIME magazine’s question, ‘Who will be the 2007 Person of the year?’) He is a former Speaker of the House and Time’s Person of the Year in 1995.
Ref: Time / November 19, 2007 and Wikipedia

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Another Kind of Globalization and the Longest Animal in the World


It is second week of November. It is cold, now. Yesterday, I tried to play soccer with my son in our backyard. We had to wear the covers from head to toe. After we played about 10 minutes, we came back inside. We have been playing with this ball for almost one year. I have never been noticed the ball where it come from. Today, I check it. The ball comes from Pakistan. After I check the ball, I get an idea to check my clothes where do they come from. Let us see in the list below;
(1) Hat: Made in Indonesia.
(2) Tee Shirt: (Assembled in Honduras of US components).
(3) Sweater: Made in Hong Kong, RN 54023 (GAP).
(4) Coat: Made in Korea (Lands’ End).
(5) Glove: Made in China.
(6) Underwear: Made in Nicaragua (Hanes).
(7) Pant: Made in Guatemala (70% Polyester, 30% Rayon).
(8) Sock: I don’t know where it made but I am sure - somewhere of the world.
(9) Shoe: It said – Made in China and it expresses as below:
CAPTAIN 2538758 W
LEATHER AND MAN MADE UPPER USA 8
CUBIERTA DE CUERO Y SINTETICO EUR 42 1/2
MADE IN CHINA HECHO EN CHINA MEX 27
I think now you see what is another kind of ‘Globalization.’
Any way, will you believe if I say that – As a part of the Globalization, Shrimp becomes the longest animal in the world? Please don’t frown or laugh at me. I will show you how shrimp becomes the Longest Animal in the World.
When we measure an animal to know how long it is, we have to measure from tail to its head. Right?
OK. The shrimp we are eating in the United States has only its body and tail. Where is its head? May be it is in Singapore or Vietnam or Thailand or...
Now, can you measure a shrimp, how long it is? You get it. Have a good day!!

Friday, November 9, 2007

My Names

Since I was born, I have only one name. It is Oo Thein Maung, except ‘Suria,’ which I got when I was a Buddhist monk. By the way, in our Arakanese culture, ‘Oo’ means something - ‘First.’ Especially, in the names of people, if someone has ‘Oo,’ in any place (first or middle or last) of his or her name, which means he or she is the first-born among siblings. For example, my name is Oo Thein Maung. I am the first-born. One of my friends’ name is Ma Oo Sein. She is the first-born. Another one’s name is Kyaw Tha Oo and he is also the first-born. Alright. This is just sharing a piece of naming culture of Arakanese with non-Arakanese readers. Here, what I would like to share with you is about my names those are written in the letters, which come to me in the United States.
In the United States, everyday, we receive many letters, which come from several places, such as friends and families, selling advertisements, donation offers, companies, banks, stores and many others. Let us see how people write my name in several ways:
(1) Most of letters come by the name ‘Oo Maung.’ According to the western culture, people usually use first name and last name. So, they point my name as ‘Oo Maung.’ Fine.
(2) Some letters come by the name ‘Oo T Maung.’ These letters are written the name, which included the middle initial ‘T’ of Thein. Good.
(3) Some letters come by the name ‘O.O. Maung.’ I don’t know why they write by this way. If I guess, these people may think first name ‘O,’ and middle initial ‘O,’ and last name is Maung. No problem.
(4) Some letters come by the name ‘O. Maung.’ Just like one of the above cases, I understand.
(5) A few letters come by the name ‘DR Thein Maung.’ I think that these people may read someone’s hand writing and ‘Oo,’ could be look like ‘DR.’ May be. Whatever, it is just fine. Actually, I am not even a graduate, yet.
(6) A few letters come by the name ‘MS. Thein Maung.’ I feel this one is the worst among all spellings of my name. Those people can be two kinds: The first kind is just like the case of DR. Second kind is they write it deliberately as Mr. Mom, since I am taking care of my two kids every single day, except during my working and studying hours. May be.
Whatever, those all are fun. Name is name. We just get it while we are temporarily visiting in this world.
Any way, what is your name? How people spell it? Is it correct way? Have Fun!

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Respect Differences: One of the Greatnesses in Democracy


(Please read this first: Ms. Piggy Bless America!!! Thanks!)



A few days after I launch this blog, I receive comments and opinions from some of my readers and friends. Most of comments are saying - ‘cool,’ ‘good job,’ ‘proud of,’ etc and a few readers say that they disagree with me. I reply them that I AGREE WITH YOUR DISAGREEMENT. It is a VALUE OF DEMOCRACY. Like I describe, respecting difference is one of the greatnesses in democracy.
I resettle in the United States in October 2004, which was the highest competitive degree of presidential campaign between George Bush and John Kerry, Republican and Democratic. They competed, they debated, they fought because it was not only for them, but also for the goodness of the country. Most of debates were based on whose administration plan would make progress, be the most appropriate for the country and the people. And yet, they respect each other. I feel its greatness. I see its quality of being good. I also think it is an appropriate way to practice for our human beings.
Everybody has right to agree or disagree, like or dislike, support or oppose on something or someone in a democratic society. We, with the dignity of human beings, suppose to respect on those all of agreements, disagreements and neutrals. Opposites may sink us but at the same time, they may make us to improve, to be better and to be fully-grown and develop. We suppose to take the lessons from both of ‘win and lose.’ If we really can do this, eventually it will make us to be perfect.
When you do not allow opposing you, something is wrong with you and your system. Moreover, those disallowances (of opposites) will lead to destroy your system. Let us ask a simple question by ourselves ‘Do we agree with everything by ourselves?’ Absolutely, No. Sometimes, we may disagree in the evening, with our idea that we had in the morning.
Since every coin has two sides, of cause, democracy also has its downsides. Nevertheless, in my opinion, to be a people in a democratic country are much better and more humanity than to be a people under a dictatorship because we can choose our government by ourselves. Under the dictatorships, not only you have to do, according to the law, which authorities creates without desire of the people, or to what someone in authority says, but also you LOSE your DIGNITY OF HUMAN BEING. Nobody can measure how much of quality and quantity of a human being has. Can we limit the quality of a human being? Not at all. But it is possible only in democratic society. In a society of dictatorship, the authorities can limit a quality of human being, progress of personality or whatever it is. Everybody has to do what the authorities want to do.
We all are humans. We should respect each other. Nobody can be right all the time and nobody can always be wrong, and vice versa. As a government, we need to respect the peoples’ real desire. When the authorities follow the power, they ignore on what are really happening on the ground. It will lead to destroy that society. The society will be shrinking and shrinking in moral, credibility and ethic.
Sometimes, some democratically elected presidents and prime ministers make mistakes and they become sort of dictators. Then people will say that ‘democracy’ means the administration system that has freedom to vote a dictator.’ It might be right for some parts but what we have to realize is, at least, we still have
(a) right to vote an appropriate dictator
(b) right to criticize that dictator
(c) right to have opposite/opposites, and
(d) time limit to rule.
Let us respect differences. Let us listen to dissidents. More importantly, LET US LISTEN TO THE REAL VOICE OF PEOPLE.