Hello dear friends, it's my birthday post in the hive learners community. For this week I will be given a big shout out to myself for climbing up to this new ladder in life. My birthday is 1st October and for this month it has come and gone but we are yet to celebrate. The celebration will be on Sunday because I am combining two special celebration on that day. my birthday and graduation. And I also appreciate every one in the house who is my true friend, especially my friends in need. I will be expecting you all.
Well, when we talk about Right to free speech, it us really sad because that has actually disappeared into the air especially in my very own country.
The question says if this right to free speech can be taken away from us. For me I think that it has been taken away already. Not actually that we can't say what we feel is the right thing or voice out when needed. But the issue is that even when you speak out, who will listen? Even when they pretend to listen, are they willing to do what is right by mere listening to you? Sometimes some people get into trouble for just airing out their minds.
WISDOM IS PROFITABLE TO DIRECT.
From what I have observed around me, it is better to say what you want to say wisely. You need to be careful how you say it and when you say it. That is the reason why we all need wisdom so that after speaking we can still be allowed to live on to keep speaking.
SOME FEW EXAMPLES OF THOSE WHO SPOKE OUT AND DID NOT CONTINUE LIVING.
Fela kuti: During his own time he decided to keep saying the truth no matter who is hurt or who it affects. I love what he did and his zeal for his great country, but at the end nothing changed and he still was died for talking too much. I'm not against anyone saying what he understands that is the truth. I don't have a problem with that. The only thing is that we have several ways of saying the truth and still live on to keep saying the truth.
Dele Giwa: Dele was a journalist who was ready to speak the truth to save his dear country. He died even before the truth came out. Maybe some how he was heard saying it and it cost his dear life. Yet up till today we are still suffering the same thing. The country is under siege. We want to be free to speak out what we know that is the truth. But we have gotten to the point that every one is a suspect. Just by mere discussing it with someone may land you into trouble. That is the main reason why we have to do it wisely. I am not saying that we should not use our right to freedom of speech well. But while using it, we must be very careful not to end up serving the punishment for the rest of our lives.
WE CAN CHOOSE NOT TO SPEAK FOR A WHILE.
This is not as a result of fear. Or intimidation. And not also because we are scared of the repercussions, but because we need to be alive to keep speaking. If around you, you happen to be the only person who speaks the truth, the day you get killed because you spoke the truth, who will continue to say the truth there? Say the truth, but allow wisdom guide you so that you can win over those in the side of lies.
This post was inspired by the hive learners community contest for week 133: edition 3. " Right to free Speech"
