and faith, she goes on: "Passion translates as suffering and I would contend that in the political context, as in the religious one, it implies suffering by choice: a deliberate decision to grasp the cup that we would rather let pass. It is not a decision made lightly--we do not enjoy suffering; we are not masochists. It is because of the high value we put on the object of our passion that we are able, sometimes in spite of ourselves, to choose suffering."Aung San Suu Kyi discusses the dangers inherent in the feeling of "separateness" experienced by the dissident, be they Burmese, Yemeni, Czech or Korean.
from The Guardian: Aung San Suu Kyi tells of Burma's struggle for freedom and its cost
then The Hindu: Aung San Suu Kyi tells of Myanmar's struggle for freedom and its cost
then Mizzima: Suu Kyi's birthday prayer for peace
then Radio Free Asia: E.U. Delegation to Visit Burma
then Radio Free Asia: Suu Kyi Celebrates Birthday
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