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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Real empowerment for all without discrimination of different names and forms

Why is the idea or advocacy of 'empowerment', especially 'women empowerment' arising in the world?

Most probably because there is bias, prejudice, unequal rights, sexism, corruption, unfair treatment, or wrongful/hurtful/abusive treatments existing in the world.

Bias, prejudice, unequal rights, sexism, corruption, unfair treatment, or wrongful/hurtful/abusive treatments can be coming from anyone towards everyone, regardless of any particular gender/ethnicity/social class/educational level/age group, and etc.

It's not just coming from one particular gender/ethnicity/social class/educational level/age group, and etc, towards the others.

Most people are fighting against bias, prejudice, unequal rights, sexism, corruption, unfair treatment and wrongful/hurtful/abusive treatment out of disturbed, anger, hurt and bitterness. There's nothing wrong, and everyone have the freedom to feel and react how they want to feel and react.

However, the reaction and feelings of being disturbed, angry, hurt and bitter by other people's wrongful treatments, is somehow empowering those who generate bias, prejudice, unequal rights, sexism, corruption, unfair treatment or wrongful/hurtful/abusive treatment towards others, as that is what makes them feel good, satisfied, empowered and prideful about themselves for being successfully doing what they are doing, which is to make others feel disturbed, angry, hurt and bitter, by abusing/bullying/hurting others through their bias/unfair/corrupted/discriminating/disrespectful/hurtful/abusive treatment unto others, out of their pride and arrogance towards themselves being what they are, thinking and believing and proving that themselves are somehow more powerful, rightful, deserving or superior than the others.

Regardless of any particular gender/ethnicity/social class/educational level/age group, and etc, the most powerful empowerment for oneself, to defeat any form of bias, prejudice, unequal rights, sexism, corruption, unfair treatment or wrongful/hurtful/abusive treatment from others, is that one doesn't need to be determined and disturbed by such unpleasant and disagreeable experiences, void of disturbed, anger, hurt or bitterness in oneself, remain equanimous and at peace, knowing that such behaviors of certain human beings regardless of the different kinds of names and forms, are nothing but the products of ignorance and egoism, or mental illness, in such minds.

One can be doing something that can be done in order to bring certain awareness into the world that might help to reduce or eliminate ignorance and egoism in the world, not out of disturbed, anger, hurt or bitterness towards all kinds of ignorance, particularly unjust and abusive treatments, but out of wisdom and compassion.

Such as, one doesn't need to be depressed, angry and bitter towards an illness that occurs in one's physical body, as that would only weaken one's immune system, while intensify or empower the strength of the illness to attack one's physical body. Meanwhile, remaining equanimous and cheerful might help to strengthen one's immune system to fight against the illness, or weakening the strength of the illness. One can allow certain medical treatments and rehabilitation process to help oneself to be recovered from certain illness, or not. One who is free from ignorance and egoism, has no fear or aversion towards illness, weakness, old age, or death, while doing one's best to be suffering less.

One who is free from ignorance and egoism won't be generating bias, prejudice, unequal rights, sexism, corruption, unfair treatment and wrongful/hurtful/abusive treatment towards others. The culprit of all kinds of corruption or corrupted behaviors in the world of human beings, is not about being somebody with certain qualities of names and forms, but it's the ignorance and egoism in the minds of human beings regardless of any qualities of names and forms that everyone have.

It's not about empowering women through 'women empowerment', or empowering youth through 'youth empowerment', or empowering the uneducated through 'educational empowerment', or empowering the poor through 'success and wealth empowerment' that will make the world a better place.

Regardless of men or women, young or old, educated or uneducated, rich or poor, and etc, it's whether the mind is free from ignorance and egoism, or not, that is influencing how human beings behave and treat one another in certain way, that is determining the state of the world.

To be truly and effectively empowering women, or youth, or the underprivileged, or the victims of bully/discrimination/exploitation, or any particular community in the world, is not through 'women empowerment', 'youth empowerment', 'educational empowerment', 'success and wealth empowerment', and etc, that is mainly about empowering the attachment and identification towards certain names and forms to be 'this is who I am', empowering the desire of craving and aversion towards the agreeable/disagreeable, pleasant/unpleasant, desirable/undesirable life conditions and experiences, chasing after certain higher qualities in order to attain the sense of success, happiness, goodness, achievement and meaningfulness, through attaining approval, acknowledgement, respect and recognition from the others, while constantly comparing and competing with one another, to see who is better or stronger or superior, or to prove that all are equally good and strong and rightful, or to prove that "I am good/knowledgeable/strong/successful/confident enough to deserve better or equal treatment." Where all these are in deed empowering discrimination towards certain qualities of names and forms in the world, if people try to attain and possess certain qualities that 'deserve' love and respect, while trying to get rid of certain qualities that 'don't deserve' love and respect.

But it's through 'empowerment for all without the discrimination of different names and forms, of men or women, young or old, educated or uneducated, rich or poor, and etc', which is about freeing one's mind from ignorance and egoism of attachment, identification, desire of craving and aversion, comparison, judgment and expectation, realizing unconditional love and peace, not being determined or disturbed by the ignorance in the world of human beings, where it's not about "I am good/knowledgeable/strong/successful/confident enough to deserve better or equal treatment," but it's regardless of all kinds of different qualities of names and forms that everyone have, everyone is treating and being treated with respect and non-discrimination among one another, as they are.

Many advocacy about 'women empowerment' are actually leading the women towards deeper ignorance and egoism, by trying to empower women by equipping themselves with higher qualities, knowledge, education, strength, success, contributions and achievements, trying to compare and compete with men, trying to do and achieve what men can do and achieve, in order to prove to the world that "I am good/knowledgeable/strong/successful/confident enough to deserve better or equal treatment."

Real empowered women or discriminated/maltreated human beings would understand that all and everyone are fine as they are, regardless of there are certain people discriminating/ill-treating women or other human beings out of ignorance and egoism. There's needless to prove to those ignorant egoistic human beings about "I am good/knowledgeable/strong/successful/rightful/confident enough to deserve better or equal treatment," in order to attain 'deserving' respect, acknowledgement, recognition, fair treatment or equal rights from those who are under the influence of ignorance and egoism, who generate bias, prejudice, discrimination, disrespectfulness or ill-treatment towards others, for being who and what they are.

It doesn't mean that one shouldn't strive to constantly improving oneself, but one is not being determined by the qualities of names and forms to be "This is who I am," and it's not because of "I need to be good/knowledgeable/strong/successful/rightful/confident enough in order to deserve better or equal treatment and receiving 'deserving' respect, acknowledgement, recognition, approval, fair treatment or equal rights from the world of ignorance and egoism."

Non-discrimination exists upon one accepts, respects and loves oneself as one is, while accepting, respecting and loving everyone as they are. Such human beings don't need to be empowered, as they are free as they are, regardless of all kinds of discrimination existing in the world of ignorance and egoism.

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