I decided to do something useful this morning and hence, I started reading more about North Korea. I am sure many of you know the situation there. The recent news was where 80 people were executed for possessing pornography work, prostitution and having Bible and their relatives and children were forced to witness the execution. The very first thing that when through my mind was "WTF! Why is the people letting this ridiculous dictator rule their country?"
So, with all the curiosity all build up, I researched more about it. I stumbled upon blogs describing their visits to the North Korea. Apparently, the people there are rather brainwashed. I would love to get hold of a few memoirs on North Korea before making anymore detailed comments. Since this had sparked my curiosity, I would most probably get hold of one of the Memoir soon ie: Eyes of the Tailless Animals : Prison Memoir of a North Korean Woman. I would definitely review it here once I get hold of that book.
Coming back to the purpose of this post : Taking the Blinds off.
As we all know, the Lady Of Justice's eyes are blindfold. It signifies objectivity; not phase by money, power and greed. The blindfold also signifies impartiality. The Lady of Justice originates from the Roman Goddess and later Greek Goddess, The Goddess of Justice. However, this post is not about impartiality or objectiveness of the the law nor is it about justice at all.
Taking the blinds off simply means wake up. When I took the blinds off, I see the world in a clearer view. I learn to view it with more skepticism and criticisms. Is that good or bad? Well, one may say it is bad because I lose faith in humanity and life. I beg to differ. I think it is a good thing. Simply because I learn how to love my country and think of ways to better myself.
When I took the blinds off, I learn that life is more than just fantasies. Life is cruel but yet rewarding. When I took the blinds off, I learn that suffering is imminent, I learn to be appreciative and think of ways to contribute to lessen the hardship. When I took the blinds off, I became less trusting to people because essentially, it is not about the quantity but the quality. People are nice to you because they either want money or your influence for their own benefit. But then, I also learn to appreciate those who are genuinely my friends from the beginning.
The list can go on till eternity.
To make my point across, I am glad that I had the opportunity to take the blinds off myself because finally, I am able to look at the world with an open heart. To question what I see and not just merely accepting it. The blinds have been there to protect our innocent minds and our pure heart. But I think it is time for me to remove the blinds and mature as a person and make steps to venture to the next horizon. Sometimes what we see may not be the entire truth but a distorted one. Truth is a word which can easily be defined in words but not in reality.
The people of North Korea have chose to blindfold their eyes. But what I find most saddening is how the people there are simply accepting the dictatorship and absurd punishments. What appease me is Malaysians would never be like the North Koreans. I think most of us already took the blinds off and moving forward and for that I am thankful.
