What Muhammad Abouzizi did is shocking by itself but the circumstances behind why he had to do it is even more tragic! It is common knowledge already to everyone by now, what this desperate yet brave man had to do, but his act of self-immolation led to the the protests all over Tunisia, leading to the end of the long rule of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the planting of the seeds of democratic reform in that country. That it took the act of a poor and desperate man to move a society in stupor, is like the David and Goliath story from the Bible. Sadly, Muhammad, died last December, from the wounds of his self-immolation, but his act will be forever remembered as selfless. I just hope none of us here in the Philippines would have to kill himself just so justice can be achieved, especially among the disadvantaged in our society.
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