The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXXII, Part 1-2, 1984 - Khamkoo

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REVIEWS 235 This Report presents the following observation: The people of Asia have traditionally been simple, peace-loving and honest, with a strong sense of community. Asians used to possess a rich spiritual, artistic and musical heritage. This was before the foreign colonizers came. The foreign colonizers brought with them political and economic institutions and practices from the West which are alien to and not at pace with how the Asians think and act. They have introduced a system of education which is both irrelevant and elitist. Their concepts of property and their highly individualistic and competitive culture have destroyed and eroded our cultural traditions. Asia is no longer ruled by colonial powers but by neo-colonialism. Our countries produce the agricultural and industrial requirements of foreign nations but we are forced to buy and consume more expensive finished products from them. Machinery, technology and raw materials have tied Asians to imperialist control in the name of import-saving industrialization. (p. 134) There can be no justification for past and present-day exploitation of the Third World developing countries as a result of Western imperialism. What this reviewer finds fault with is the lack of a comprehensive analysis for clarifying the potential role of Asian youth in contributing toward the fulfilment of the stated goals of the development process, namely, the fulfilment of basic needs, social justice, self-reliance, people's participation and a better quality of life. The degradation of Asian cultural values and the quality of life is not exclusively the result of foreign colonizers. Selfreliance entails responsibility for one's own actions. Greed and self-interest is indigenous and, indeed, prevalent throughout both the East and West. If the goal of development is to be reached, especially with regard to youth in Asia, the old social and political cliches of "colonizer" and "colonized" must be let go. scholar D.T. Suzuki explains: As the Buddhist .... the darkness of the cave itself turns into enlightenment when a torch of spiritual insight burns. It is not that a thing called darkness is first taken out and another thing known by the name of enlightenment is carried in later, but that enlightenment and darkness are substantially one and the same thing from the very beginning ... (Essays in Zen Buddhism, p. 25) An imminent collapse of the entire social structure in both East and West is rapidly approaching. The belief that. social transformation must be viewed as a political process is quickly losing its credibility, especially when confronted with an exploding population and impending environmental collapse. Searching for Asian
236 Terry A. Silver Paradigms fails to emphasize the significance of ecological implications. A discussion of youth in Asia must confront overpopulation and the gross environmental mismanagement and destruction due to basic greed and self-interest. The potential role of Asian youth in contributing toward a new type of social . transformation must be one that is based on moral transformation. It is only when this issue is faced with true honesty and spiritual insight that any real development progress can be made. Regardless of it various limitations, Searching for Asian Paradigms provides a successful foundation for stimulating further discussion and analysis of alternative development goals and strategies for youth in Asia. "The search must go on" but hopefully not forever . Terry A. Silver Bangkok
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