Bodhisattva Thích Quảng Đức

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June 11, 1963, in Saigon, Vietnam, a Buddhist monk sets himself on fire (kind of suicide) and died. It wasn’t that he wanted to end he’s life, he was making a point; a peaceful protest. President Ngô Đình Diệm’s administration was tyrannizing the Buddhist religion. People watching were too horrified to even cry, smelling the burn human flesh. Is was a public suicide and did this in the middle of a busy intersection.
He didn’t hurt anyone but himself and sure made a point. It shows you don’t need to go to war or set off bombs to have yourself heard. You don’t need to set yourself on fire but you can make a difference by a peaceful non-violent way. Gandhi did it, so did Dr. Martin Luther King, and makes a huge positive difference. It’s not a weak way to prove your point; in fact it’s a very manly way to do it. You could get arrested and beaten when in peaceful protest. It’s the right way though it may be a harder way. Setting bombs and war is just ignorant, dumb and irrational thing to do. In fact it makes you more likable and people will most likely be on you side. Thích Quảng Đức is prove.
No one has been so courageous and passionate about what they are fighting for. Could you ever light yourself on fire to make a point? Setting yourself on fire is one of the most horrific ways to go. Thích Quảng Đức will be remembered and be missed.
There is also a famous picture from New York Times:
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