DMZ: THE WALL BETWEEN TWO
BROTHERS
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is shamble of division and pain. This line
represents the story of human pain, political drama, international conflict and
power politics. The bigger question who is victim of this game? Answer is only
one “Humanity”. When I was high
school student first time I study in General Knowledge book about the division
of nations including my nation that is division of India. Division never brings
happiness and its pain haunted forever.
What is DMZ? The Korean Demilitarized Zone
(Hangul: 한반도 비무장지대; Hanja: 韓半島非武裝地帶) is a strip
of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone
between North and South Korea which runs along the 38th parallel north. The DMZ
cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an
angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east
end lying north of it.
It was scheduled to make one 16-kilometer
(9.9 mi) trip every weekday. However, on December 1, 2008, the North
Korean government closed the border crossing, after accusing South Korea of a
confrontational policy. This coincided with the South Korean legislative
election, 2008, and a change to a more conservative government. This station is
milestone between South and North Korea. Hope it will start soon and rail line
becomes life line for two nations.
I went to DMZ
to meet with Korean Militry who is working for their country. I talk to them
and also ate together. Food was simple and healthy. They told us many animals
and bird come from North Korea. The border of North Korea and South Korea is
full of natural beauty. There are so many species of plants and animals are
found on the border. Every day people from many countries visit this place and feel
the pain and sorrow of division.
In 2012, I went
to DMZ again with Korea Brand friends to make story of pain. Our topic was “슬픔” means sorrow.
South Korean people also realize the DMZ represents the sorrow between two
nations. In this journey I realize the government doesn’t have much option and
they can only make some memorial park. The Unification process should be initiated
from both sides. Only South Korea cannot able to unify. South Korea government
tires many time and even it open the Ministry of Unification but the response
from North Korea was not positive and the dream to make one country failed.
During my DMZ
visit I meet to the woman from North Korea. She was working on the information
centre and tells the story of North Korea. While talking about her country she starts
crying. The emotion and pain come from the tears of that woman. She told us
that North Korean people don’t have freedom. North Korean people don’t have
food, house and basic requirement of everyday life.
I am doing my Ph.D, majoring International
Politics and I am little sensitive than other people about DMZ. I visited 4
times to DMZ and I want to feel the pain of division between South Korea and
the North Korea. I realize that many people visit the DMZ as fun but this
border is victim of war, pain and sorrow of many people. We can see the North Korea
with 500 won and think that we see the North Korea. I don’t want to see North
Korea with telescope but I want to visit. I am waiting, when I can take the train
from Dorasan Station to reach to North Korea.
