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Being born and raised in Taiwan , seldom do we really think about “ freedom ” . Because we already have it since we were born, we take it for granted naturally. But after listening Mr. Wu ' er Kaixi ' s speech, I think there ' s something we should change in our mind.

As we grow elder, we often encounter many problems, obstacles or even oppressions. Do not think it has nothing to do with you. Maybe you may not be the one who makes the call, but still try your best to change the situation. “ Do not just be the observer. Be the history. ” Said Mr. Wu ' er, who identified himself right before he made a speech in the Tiananmen Square . What he asked for is just “ freedom, ” which we hardly notice. But this kind of action in China would cause numerous troubles for he and his family at that time. How about now? Has China government changed after the Tiananmen event? You can find the answer through the eyes of Mr. Wu ' er ' s, who is still forbidden to go home.

Even though there is still a long way to go before there ' s democracy in China . Mr. Wu ' er and his partners ' efforts were not a waste. They gave Chinese people a chance for hope, and confronted the mainland Chinese government with the problem of freedom and democracy. It also reminds me of the liberal society we are in nowadays. Maybe we should cherish the things we already have. Never take anything for granted.

Quotes

"Does it really have anything to do with me? If you keep on turning your head away, soon you will not have a place to turn your head away to."

"My heart was frozen into winterland." (during the late 1980's where hope was considered irrelevant) [The 1980's began "open" and "we got the chance to see the world"]

"Never forget the 2/3 that are struggling in the world, and the 1/3 that are open." Wu'er Kaixi in reference to Chairman Mao.

"Never forget the 2/3 of the struggling people who are enjoying life." Wu'er Kaixi later reedited version of the quote

"1989 was a year feeling dark and full of cynacism. No hope. Very choking."

"My heart drove me there, but my brain was not ready." When he stood up on stage to give his first speech on April 17th, 1989 in front of a crowd of more than 1000.

"True man" Wu'er Kaishi's favorite word that gave him the courage to change China "It has something to do with you. You can make a difference but you alone is not enough."

"The value of freedom is like oxygen." "Economic reform is the right leg; political reform is the left leg."

Cheers in Rotaract,

Shu

[It has something to do with you ]

That day was like any other in 1984 Beijing. Wu'er Kaixi, sixteen, was standing with four other passengers on a crowded bus headed towards home. Four "hooligans" were molesting a young female who was sitting way back in the last row. Everyone saw it. No one responded. They just kept silent and as one of the hooligans shouted, "What are you looking at," half of them turned their heads around in fear. Then another half followed as the he blurted out once again. Soon everyone except the young sixteen year old boy had their eyes fixed somewhere far away, avoiding and not wanting to make a scene. The boy's name was Wu'er Kaixi, the man who became known to the world as the preacher of freedom and democracy amid his protest as the student leader during the infamous 1989 Tiannamen Square Massacre.