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Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks fondly of the price of resistance in the first BBC Reith lectures

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese democracy leader and Nobel laureate, published a clear passion for freedom in an unprecedented international broadcast describing the ongoing 21-year-long struggle against the Burmese military junta has inspired the impact of the revolutions of Tunisia and Egypt.

delivery of the first BBC Reith lectures of this year, which was recorded clandestinely in Burma and will be released on Tuesday, June 28, Aung San Suu Kyi speaks fondly of the price she and other activists travel paid for what she calls the "Road to Freedom" - and his sincere belief in the justice of their cause, he held for nearly 15 years in prison or under house arrest " / aa>

"What is this passion? What is the cause we are so passionate devotion to abandon the comfort of a conventional existence? "He asked." As for the [Czech dissident former chief] definition Vaclav Havel, the fundamental task of the dissidents, who are dedicated defending the right of individuals to life freely and sincerely. In other words, our passion is freedom. "

Aung San Suu Kyi describes how those who choose the path of resistance and protest can be isolated, physically and spiritually, of daily life - and denial toll-free call. "Human contact is one of the most basic needs that people who choose to enter, and to persevere in the affairs of dissent must be prepared to live without it. In fact, live without a significant portion of the existence of dissidents. What kind of people who have deliberately chosen the path of deprivation

"Max Weber identified three essential qualities for politics and passion, a sense of responsibility and a sense of proportion -. the first passion - is interpreted as the passionate devotion to a cause and a passion. is of vital importance to those engaged in the most dangerous kind of politics. politics of dissent that passion must be the center of each person who makes the decision, declared or not, live in a world apart from the rest of their fellow citizens. a precarious world with its own unwritten rules and regulations, the world of dissent "

Speaking of the vital importance of poetry and faith, she says, "resulting in pain and passion, I would say that the political context, as in religion, which means suffering choice: .. a conscious decision to capture the Cup, we'd rather spend a decision not taken lightly - we do not like the pain we are not masochists is the high value we place on the subject Our passion are able, sometimes, despite ourselves, to choose the suffering. "

Aung San Suu Kyi speaks about the dangers inherent in the sense of 'separation' experienced by the dissidents, whether in Burma, Yemen, the Czech Republic and Korea. Burma to counter this, the most committed opponents of the focus on the regime of the possible, practical and concrete goals, such as freedom of speech, freedom of political prisoners and democratic elections, rather than benefits academic or philosophical freedom, he said.

"Every time you had at the end of each section of house arrest how he felt to be free, I would say that I felt different, because my mind has always been Free. I have often spoken of the inner freedom that comes from taking a course in harmony with his own conscience. "

As can be seen as a response to critics who say that his personal history and status of international celebrity got in the way of Burma seeking democratic reform, which continues: "Not true, there is a danger that the acceptance of spiritual freedom, as a satisfactory substitute for all the freedoms that could lead to passivity and resignation. However, an internal sense of freedom can strengthen a practical unit of more freedom within the framework of fundamental human rights and the rule of law. "

Aung San Suu Kyi talks about his doubts when, after his convoy was attacked by pro-government thugs in 2003 and many followers were killed or arrested, she survived and was conducted in a relatively good in a prison bungalow. also speaks with affection and love of the fans who come every day to help his party headquarters beaten much more repressed and harassed, the National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in 1990 victory, only to see its annulment by the military junta.

The courage of these people, he says, is extraordinary. "They pretend to be afraid as they go about their work and pretend not to see that their peers are also appearing. This is not hypocrisy. This is the value that consciousness must be renewed every day and every moment. Thus the battle for freedom must be fought until we have the right to be free of fear imposed by the brutality and injustice. "
Aung San Suu Kyi made comparisons between the suffering of Burma and the revolution in Tunisia, which was ignited by a selfless act of defiance by an ordinary person who could not tolerate the "unbearable burden" of injustice. The main difference, she said, was how to communicate freely and without censorship, especially through social networks of youth media, allowed the world to know what was happening in many Arab countries. It was not the case in Burma.

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