الأربعاء، 22 فبراير 2012

Speak up to be yourself

Have you ever been in a situation to choose?
Have you ever fought for y
our thoughts and paid the price?!




It's just a second to decide. Just a second to know who you are and a second is never a short time to choose between right and fallacious, between what you had learnt in a disgraceful society - that considers low voice as a better manner- and what you have to do as a human being.

I’ve been there; in that choice situation. I watched youth getting killed while our media was lying.

I chose my own way. I decided who I have to be with and I raised my voice to say it.

"Our media is lying. There is youth getting killed in Tahrir square."

It wasn't about politics. It wasn't even about this big lie hiding the real reason beyond shedding our blood.
It was about me.


When you live in your cravenness, your weakness and y
our succumbing to every mere reality you haven't dare to face it; you will find yourself like a leaf on a river. You don't know where you are going and you don't have a choice, just like the dead. But when that second comes, you have to decide to be either Dead or Alive.

Our revolution was that second. It was my chance to say "NO" to my de
ath.
It was a challenge and I had the dare to say it.

"He must leave."


It's very difficult to keep silence while others are killed. It's an infamy named wisdom.

During 18 days I was paying the price of what I said. My father attacked me, my brother mocked me and my mother said "shut your mouth up Loubna!
NO MORE POLITICS".

I was fighting alone. Even after my brother's friend got murder
ed on the 28th of January 2011 - Friday of Anger (Gom3et El-Ghadab)- my brother kept his silence. He kept his silence despite of his anger and sadness!


Silence is another crime. That is what I believe, even if protesting is a big mistake in others' point of view.
Silence is that man who is paid to open the door to let the killer enter.
Silence is another crime and we have to believe in this
.

Speak up to win your revolution.
Speak up to be yo
urself.



هناك 3 تعليقات:

  1. strong sentiments and emotions is what colors your posts
    A very good start in English. Go ahead ya lobna. Waiting for more.

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  2. Amazing

    I'm really impressed

    I remember 2 inspiring quotes of the Great Martin Luther King:

    “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”

    "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

    In our religion and culture, we always said "الساكت عن الحق شيطان أخرس", but to be fair, even talking is hard, because there is a natural human feeling named "fear".

    For that feeling our prophet said: "فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه وذلك أضعف الإيمان", so the silence is the best sometimes. As well as, there are many aspects of truth, and each one of us see one of these aspects. We just need to admit that we r not careful or accurate in our thinking, talking, and analysis. If you find yourself not sure, please remember that the silence is golden.

    Again, ur post is amazing.

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  3. A good start dear :)
    It's amazing.. keep it up

    I will take your advice and put it in front of my eye:
    Speak up to win your revolution.
    Speak up to be yourself.

    :))

    Sahab

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