Youth and Wisdom

Youth and Wisdom

When Professor Surya Subedi, The UN special envoy on human rights to Cambodia, was under verbal attacks by young students in Phnom Penh, he did not react. He responded with kindness.

It's better off to respond rather than to react in any situation.

Why didn't Surya react, but responded?

Wisdom only comes to us when we trade it in with our age--time. We gain our wisdom by trading our youth away. Both youth and wisdom rarely occupy us at the same time.

Surya gains his wisdom through time and experience that he has given.

All Khmers regardless of our political affiliations must learn from Surya and help him to help us. Some of us decided to react with violent words.

Violent words are harmful.

This is one of the reasons why the CPP will do everything to stay in power. Violence will be met by violence.

Violent words are dangerous and they can come back to hunt those who use them. They create fears on both sides and fear (the opposite of faith) is one of the negative emotions that destroys human development.

There is a saying that, "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

We should find a better reason or reasons why we should or should not need the UN... and not to condemn, threaten or label those who have opposing views.

This is one of the weaknesses that Hun Sen's opponents fail to realize.

On the one hand they cry for the UN to help, on the other hand, they violate the very principles that the UN preaches. They make it harder for the UN to do their job.

Only good can win over evil.

Timothy Chhim