So I have finally decided to put an end to the very long hiatus I took from blogging. Obviously the hiatus was not intended to be one, like usual. I am the kind who would blog enthusiastically for a few days, make huge claims of continuing to do so and then completely forget I even owned a blog. Before the whole internet blogging thing happened, back in Nepal and India, kids and adults alike used to keep little diaries and they would jot down their thoughts every night before going to bed. And of course I too, being the very reckless and restless character that I am, would buy a nice diary before every New Year’s Eve, write until maybe January 10th (to the max) and the rest is well, history.
So this time I do not promise anything. Maybe this is my first and last entry on WordPress (I like the name by the way) or even the entire blogosphere, for that matter. However, I do feel the need to blog today.. have been feeling the same for the past couple of days actually. With what’s happening in Tibet and worldwide right now on the Tibet front, I feel the need for an outlet to vent my frustrations.. my anger.. my thoughts.. to retain the sanity in my life. If you are a Tibetan or anybody who cares about the Tibetan issue, you would know how the past few weeks have been. Starting March 10th, Tibetans have started protesting everywhere in the world and most surprisingly, inside Tibet where you get killed for keeping a mere picture of the Dalai Lama.
I have been following the news everyday and have seen both sides of the story and even if I try my best to be unbiased, I feel it’s just ridiculous that China’s blaming the Tibetans (the monks who started peacefully protesting) and the whole ‘Dalai Clique’ for the recent ‘riots’. Is it really that difficult for everyone to understand that if the Dalai Lama was behind all this, why wouldn’t He have done it sooner? It was just because of His Holiness that all Tibetans have been remaining calm and peaceful until now, but really, how long do they expect us to remain oppressed? But unfortunately, or fortunately all Tibetans are not Bodhisattvas, we’re just ordinary human beings who need basic human rights to live a decent living. The living conditions for the common Tibetan inside Tibet have been deteriorating despite China’s claims of ‘liberating and developing Tibet’ since ‘59 and the recent uprisings are evidences of this very fact. Tibetans are a minority in their own land right now, they do not have any freedom of speech and religion, the Han Chinese migrant workers and officials enjoy all the rights. So what if there are buildings and railway tracks in Tibet right now, we all know the motive behind it and honestly, Tibetans would much rather live in tents in an independent and peaceful Tibet than in big condos in Chinese occupied cities.
And then every time I start thinking about having dialogues with those who have different opinions than mine, it pisses me off that they bring the dates from History, like Tibet was once under China during the Ming Dynasty and it has been under China for a good 1000 years. Well in that case, China was under Mongolia like the rest of Asia, so shouldn’t China be a part of Mongolia now? Or better still, China should be a part of Japan.. why, have you forgot the Nanking Massacre? Is it that hard for the Chinese who still hold resentment against Japan for this event that took place earlier than the Tibetan occupation of China to think it’s stupid of us Tibetans to fight for our own country and people who are still going through the GENOCIDE? It’s always easy when you’re the oppressor, isn’t it? I just hope someday the people on the other side take some time to think with a rational mind and let go of their prejudices and unlearn what they learnt from the little red book or whatever books they use up there for the brainwashing. It’s about time…
Well I’m not going to rant away forever and stop here for now because I have a frickin midterm to study for, but like I said I needed to channel my frustrations in a positive way here.. and I sure don’t believe in violence being a peaceful Tibetan that I am. =P However, if China doesn’t clean up its act, who knows Tibetans would have to take up arms too someday.. Well I hope that day never comes. The international community has to intervene. I see most of the people in the democratic countries we are in support our cause but the governments are too selfish to look beyond the material benefits, but hopefully they will soon realize setting Tibet free will help them in return. Stop China from colonizing. Stop supporting lies. End the genocide in Tibet, Darfur, Xinzang and all other places. No Olympics in China until Tibet is free.
Rangzen
