[Letter from prison: These are hard times to get through, but nothing will stop us.]
I’ve spent the past six years constantly on the front line of Hong Kong’s youth democracy struggle. I expect to spend much of the rest of my seventh year of activism behind bars, removed from my day-to-day duties.
But if this is to be my “sabbath” year, I shall spend it on retreat, putting spiritual growth ahead of materialistic pursuits. As I reflect on the successes and failures of our push for democracy, reading widely in search for a path out of authoritarian rule, I’ll keep writing to encourage myself and those on my side. These are hard times to get through, but nothing will stop us.
Between now and then, it’s my hope that an even larger-scale mass demonstration will materialise in Hong Kong demanding the right to self-determination. We should perhaps ask ourselves not whether we have the instantaneous fervour to make small waves in this boundless sea. Instead, we should ask whether we have the patience to consolidate our strength and stockpile our chips despite repeated blows from President Xi Jinping’s iron fist.
spiritual activism 在 Co-Decolonization as Spiritual Activism: A Matter of Life and ... 的美食出口停車場
NOTE FROM TED: This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and understanding of breath and trauma. ... <看更多>