Here is one by U Paw a very well respected netcitizen (a citizen of the world who lives on the internet and the WWW).
What he said back then are as relevant today as back then in 2001.
Kyaw Myaing
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Posted by Maung H. Paw on 11/10/2001, 4:56 pm
Dear Friends:
We as an underdeveloped Nation must embrace and choose lawful and peaceful exchange of ideas and civil disagreement over threat, vengeance, force, subversion and chaos. Until and unless we can channel our energy to the peaceful and democratic means this nation cannot stand tall among the family of Nations. We all must unite and rally around one flag through reconciliation for the love of this Nation. We must commit to this common cause, in building a dream Nation, we love.These commitments -- hope and order, law and life -- unite people across ethnicity and cultures. Upon these commitments depend all peace and progress. For these commitments we must be determined and resolute to implementation. It is the responsibility of each and every one of Myanmars, young and old, strong and weak, majority and minority, inside and outside. Get rid of hatreds, anger and vengeance and build love and compassion for the sake of development and progress of the Nation.
Our leaders should stop harbouring hatred, anger and vengeance. Power sharing in phases may be the way to go and to do that we cannot be greedy by holding on to the selfish attitude like: to grab all or nothing. Build the spirit of cooperation and reconciliation; together we can build a great Nation. We could unite and resolute in opposing the thread of separation and division because this nation could be great again. This is a good cause, let our compassion, love of the nation, lead us the way to civil disagreement, consent and dissent, and to greater freedom and democracy. This auspicious nation of Myanmar could emerge once again in the dawn of this new millennium.
I could see this Myanmar Nation with its innocent people allowed to live their own lives, by their own customs, under their own faith. And each and every one of us must have avenues for the peaceful expression of opinion and dissent. We shall never close these avenues because when this is closed, the temptation to speak through violence grows.We must press on with our agenda for peace and prosperity in our Myanmar Nation. We each and every one must pledge to promote trade domestic and abroad, to investing in education and combating AIDS and other infectious diseases. We have no other choice if we are committed and resolved to build Myanmar to become a Great Nation. We all have been given a chance to write the story of Myanmar Nation: A story of courage, tolerance, compassion, love and light over the darkness of hatred and vengeance.
Let us come out of the shadow, and let us go forward, confident, determined and unafraid. Best Regards and Metta
Maung H. Paw
The following was my reply in 2001.
Posted by Kyaw Myaing on 11/11/2001, 12:17 am
Dear U Paw,
Thanks for taking a special interest in this National Reconciliation forum and posting many good ideas for the benefit of all.
Our country is a Buddhist country and most of the people have heard of Byamasoe Tayar or "Brahma Vihara". It is called Brahma Vihara because the four types of consciousness namely Metta, Karuna, Mudita and Upekka are the mental states where all the Brahmas keep their mind. That is why they live so long.
For our country to get out of this endless cycle of hatred, mistrust, greed for power, suspicion and lack of confidence in each other, we need to practice the Four Brahma Vihara. By practising the spreading of metta vibrations, by feeling happy when others succeed, by feeling compassion for those who are suffering and by practising the mental state of Upekka or Equanimity, we will be able to achieve reconciliation.
Please invite your friend to join this forum so that we have more people discussing this topic of reconciliation and national reconciliation.
From this forum, I urge all Myanmar citizens to recite the Metta Sutta in every ward, village, township, district and state. The more we send out Metta vibrations, the more we will be able to act as a good catalyst for the success of the "secret talks" taking place between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the SPDC.
There is no time to lose, the time is now. The Myanmar economy is hurting day by day, whether the government admits it or not. The people feel the pain because they have to face the hardships each day.
Hatred never ceases by hatred. Hatred ceases only by love. This is the eternal law.
Regards and metta,
Kyaw Myaing
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
"Mangala Pyi" - a posting I wish to share (from May 2003)
Dear friends and colleagues,
Here is a posting I made on www.ayezay.com some years ago. I want to share it with all of you here
as there are some very important principles that I have presented.
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Here is a posting I made on www.ayezay.com some years ago. I want to share it with all of you here
as there are some very important principles that I have presented.
Posted by Kyaw Myaing
165.65.35.6
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Today, I wish to discuss about the concept of "Mingalar Pyi". Mingalar is a Pali word which means "auspiciousness". I am using this word to denote the ideal State that we might be able to achieve. At the moment there has been so much discussion on the name of the country whether is should be called Myanmar or Burma. This has not helped in creating any kind of unity in our country. It has only polarized our society even further.
Now, why am I trying to introduce the new concept of Mingalar Pyi. I am doing this so that we can get right down to the important discussions on how to achieve unity and how to develop our country.
To achieve unity, first of all there needs to be a political settlement. We are all aware that secret negotiations are going on between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the responsible officials of the SPDC on the future of our country.
In my view, for there to be some sort of agreement, there has to be respect and trust on both sides. I believe that the people from both sides who are taking part in these secret negotiations love our country and want the best outcome for our country. This is the first step in creating trust. The fact is, the people who are negotiating are all from Myanmar. We are not negotiating with foreigners. Therefore we should all understand that no matter what happens in the future, we are all in the same boat. So first of all there needs to be an agreement. From this agreement we can work for achieving national unity.
For the sake of people and the country, we should aim towards building a "National Unity Government" that would work with "metta" and "understanding".
It is in the interest of all of us for this to happen as soon as possible as there are tremendous problems to be tackled in all sectors of the economy.
This National Unity government could invite all nationalists to join hands with the government in the task of promoting forgiveness and understanding and rebuilding the institutions that need to be rebuilt.
It is said that the public service personnel are the hands of the government. Nothing can be done without their cooperation and help. It is therefore necessary that much care should be given in the selection and training of our public service personnel. (to be continued) Posted by Kyaw Myaing
67.83.138.244
Some say that economic reform should precede political reform, others say that political reform should come first.
Some say that these two important reform movements should be done at the same time, in tandem.
I believe that they should be done at the same time. Why?
I see Myanmar or any other country where reform needs to be undertaken as a complete whole. Just as in the human being, development should be holistic, so also in the case of a country, the reform should be holistic.
There are many developing countries which are in the process of development. Myanmar is still a developing country and no matter how well endowed we may be of natural resources, if the right conditions are not there, it will be very difficult to use these natural resources for the development of the country.
In the country, there is the "awkatha lawka" or the physical realm. These are the things that we can see with our eyes all around us - the lakes, rives, oceans, hills, mountains etc. All physical things fall into this Awkatha Lawka.
Then we have the "thatta lawka" or the realm of beings. By this we mean all the living beings that can be seen or unseen with the human eye. Humans, animals, insects, viruses, microbes etc. Some of the viruses, microbes and germs cannot be seen with the naked eye but only with the microscope but they are all living beings nonetheless. Then according to the Buddhist belief as well as the beliefs of people from other faiths such as the Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims etc, there are beings which are in the spiritual realm. We cannot see these beings with our eyes. However their existence has been described and recorded in holy writings such as the Tripitakas, the Bible, the Koran, the Vedas and the scriptures of the Jews. According to the Buddhist Tripitakas there are 31 planes of existence. There are six planes of devas and twenty planes of Brahmas.
At one time, socialist writings said that "Man Matters Most". In my view, I think Man should be humble enough and smart enough to understand the importance of all beings that exist in this universe and in other countless universes. This is the essence of the belief that ecology is important and that Man should live in harmony with the Spiritual beings. Thus I wish to propose a new saying: "all beings matter, and man should live in harmony with all beings".
This being said, we now come back to what we mean by the holistic approach. This approach means that we take into consideration all factors that impact upon the development of the country. For the country to development well, we need capable leaders as well as faithful followers. We need unity and a spirit of "live and let live". All the national ethnic races should understand that "they are all in the same boat". There is a Myanmar saying: "in the same boat, on the same journey". Unless there is unity, the development process of Myanmar will not be at the optimum level.
Thus we need:
- good and capable leaders
- good citizens
- national unity
- good understanding among the national races
On top of that the development process cannot go well without efficient and capable public service personnel (civil servants as they were called during the colonial period). This falls within the domain of domestic policy.
In the area of Foreign Policy, foreign policy should be in full alignment with the Agenda of the Nation. The developing state should be a full and respected member of the family of nations - which is the United Nations. Myanmar's relations with all countries, especially neighbors and regional and super powers should be cordial. We need this sort of environment for the country to develop at its optimum potential. (to be continued)
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
statment of Ambassador U Linn Myaing on 23 November 2002
Reconciliation Message board
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Posted by Kyaw Myaing
138.89.90.79
Please find below the statement given by Ambassador U Linn Myaing (Myanmar Ambssador to the United States of America) at the School of Advanced International Studies - SAIS; Johns Hopkins Univerisity) on 23 November 2002.
{{ Reconciliation in Myanmar and the Crises of Change
Panel VII: The Road Ahead -Compromise, Conciliation or Confrontation?
Presentation by H.E. U Linn Myaing, Ambassador
Embassy of Myanmar, Washington
As this conference is about to end, I think we can all agree that a lot of
ground regarding the situation in Myanmar has been covered. Although such
conferences never attempt to come to any conclusions, the discussions often
lead to some understanding, if not agreement of many aspects.
In the present case, I am sure that some consensus has been reached that
Myanmar is moving ahead in transforming itself into a multiparty democracy and
market economy. Since the establishment of a peaceful, modern and developed
democratic society is the aspiration of the people of Myanmar I could say that
the goal has clearly been defined. At the same time, the ways and means to
achieve that goal are also very clear to us. We will work out amongst ourselves
a home grown political settlement, at a pace that will serve the best interests
of all residing in the Union. This intention is recognized and supported by the
United Nations also.
So the answer to the question in "The Road Ahead: Compromise, Conciliation or
Confrontation" is very simple. We will proceed ahead in a conciliatory manner
with all parties involved within the country any also with the international
community. It is definitely not the intention of the Government to take a
confrontational approach in solving issues. We know that such a course of
action cannot bring about the positive results that we hope for.
We need to take lessons from our history which has shown that only if there is
unity amongst ourselves can the country be strong and unified and the people
prosper. Disunity leads to weakness, chaos and poor quality of life for the
people. The golden eras in our history, established by King Anawrahta, King
Bayintnaung and King Alaungpaya came about because the country was able to
unify under these strong kings and draw strength from its unity. In the late
19th century not only national disunity but court intrigues left the country in
a weak position which was then exploited by the colonizers, resulting in the
loss of our kingdom and independence.
Not that long ago, Myanmar suffered through months of riots, looting, social
anarchy, and even mob inspired beheadings and executions before law and order
could finally be restored. The country was brought to the brink of collapse.
But that was not the first time within recent history that the country was
threatened from within. The onset of independence brought about widespread
insurrections which destabilized the whole of the country, leaving at one time,
only the capital as securely under Government rule. Although not as dire, we
continued to experience instability as armed insurgencies kept on erupting
against the central Government for over 40 years under various political
systems.
No one in Myanmar wishes to go through such ordeals again. We are therefore,
taking the issue of unity and political stability most seriously as the nation
evolves steadily towards the goal of a stable multiparty democratic system.
To that end, many positive developments have been achieved in the country in
the recent past, not only due to the conciliatory stand that the Government has
taken, but also because of the reliance that it places on its own people and
resources as well as the understanding shown by relevant parties. To cite a few
important examples:
- The armed insurrection which I have mentioned and which was born together
with our independence way back in 1948, has practically come to an end, except
in a few border areas, because of the magnanimity shown by the Government
towards the armed groups. These groups have found out for themselves the
futility of bearing arms against the Government if they really wished to better
their lives and those of the people they want to represent. Working through
understanding and cooperation has definitely been a more painless and
successful way of achieving their aims.
- The confrontation that existed between the Government and the NLD for over 10
years again ceased because of understanding and cooperation rather than
confrontation, leading to an improved political situation that no one could
even have dreamt of a few years back.
- Over 800 detainees and prisoners have been released during the past months in
the spirit of reconciliation and on humanitarian grounds and it has been
pledged that those who are considered as causing no harm to the community nor
threaten the existing peace and stability of the nation will continue to be
released.
- Counter narcotics efforts of the Government and the local populace is
producing significant results with the decline in opium production for five
straight years. The production of opium this year is in fact less than one
quarter of that produced six years earlier. These figures are recognized by
both the United Nations and the United States and all of it has been achieved
with practically no assistance from outside.
Myanmar is a nation where 135 national races have lived together for so many
centuries. And now that the Union spirit of Myanmar has been rekindled, it has
enabled the Government to embark on the next step of the national
reconciliation process. As contacts and meetings between leaders of the
Government and the NLD party has proceeded, so has the political climate seen a
steady improvement. We reached another milestone in our national reconciliation
process on May 6, 2002 when the authorities pledged to allow the citizens of
Myanmar to participate freely in the political process, while giving priority
to national unity, peace and stability of the country. As a consequence, all
restrictions on Daw Aung San Suu Kyi were lifted on the same day and she has
since been traveling freely in the country and carrying on with her party
duties. She has also been meeting with relevant authorities many times and all
this has in turn contributed to a better state of affairs in the political
arena.
Mindful of the negative consequences of ill prepared transitions, firm
foundations are being laid down in orderly and measured steps. A level playing
field is gradually being established for the benefit of all parties. The
national reconciliation process continues to evolve positively and in a way
that corresponds with the spirit of a home grown process. We believe that the
pace of change can only be determined by the people of Myanmar.
Posted by Kyaw Myaing
138.89.90.79
Here is partII of the statement given by Ambassador U Linn Myaing at SAIS, Johns Hopkins on 23 November 2002.
{{To turn to another facet that plays a part in talking of changes, I have to
mention our relationship with the outside world. Myanmar maintains friendly
relations with all countries in accordance with the 5 principles of peaceful
coexistence whose essence is mutual respect for each otherÂ’s territorial
integrity and sovereignty, and noninterference in each otherÂ’s internal
affairs. These principles of peaceful coexistence remain the major cornerstone
of our foreign policy. Myanmar poses no threat to any country in any way and
tries its best to solve problems amicably.
We have also shown full cooperation with the United Nations as a responsible
member of that organization. The Government has been working together with the
representatives of the Secretary-General, the Human Rights Commission, as well
as organizations such as the ICRC, ILO and UNHCR towards the betterment of the
lives of our people. The Government has been especially appreciative of the UN
Special Envoy Mr. Razali lsmailÂ’s balanced approach, patience and
determination in assisting the ongoing dialogue in the national reconciliation
process.
Unfortunately, there remain countries which think that applying political and
economic pressures is the best means of encouraging a transition to democratic
rule. We have committed ourselves to a democratic society with a market economy
and we are moving ahead at a pace that is most beneficial to us. Therefore such
confrontational efforts can only have a negative impact. They serve only to
hinder the process that we have embarked upon.
The international community can best assist by encouraging the process,
including a reconciliation that should be "home grown". The national
reconciliation and nation building process underway in Myanmar will proceed
smoothly and at a greater pace if the international community give us more time
and space and display understanding, encouragement, and engagement.
There has been a resurgence of national pride here in the United States. The
people of Myanmar have always had great national pride also. We take pride in
our culture, in our character and in our independence. Exerting undue pressure
for change through means such as sanctions and isolation will only result in a
renewed determination to go on by ourselves. We only ask to be allowed the
dignity of working out change and transition in our own way and that our people
not suffer unduly through the misguided efforts of those who are only
determined to see ogres and are blind to actual human faces and lives. There is
after all more than one road to follow to reach the goal and to insist that
there is only one correct way is rather overbearing and dogmatic.
I should like to quote some of the remarks made recently by the Special
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Professor Pinheiro, who
has recognized and managed to put into a nutshell some of the points that the
international community has long needed to understand:
- "In the delicate juncture in Myanmar, new prospects for reconciliation and
democratization needs to be handled with great care and generosity on the part
of all those who wish the Myanmar people well"
- "I think it is very important that the international community and
international bodies do not wait until the end of the political transition to
become engaged."
- "I know of no democratic transition in history where foreign governments
waited for reforms before engaging with a countryÂ’s peopleÂ’.
We hope that these words of the Special Rapporteur will find resonance with all
those who wish our country well.
In concluding, IÂ’d like to reiterate that Myanmar is determined to pursue a
further transition process with patience, tolerance and magnanimity and that
the confrontational attitudes of all parties will eventually become things of
the past.
Thank you.}}
I invite all friends and patriots to discuss these important issues of achieving national unity and national reconciliation.
Regards,
Kyaw Myaing }}A post on Reconciliation - 21 Sept 2001
Posted by Kyaw Myaing
| Hi friends, This is my ongoing discussion about National Reconciliation. I think that for the nation to heal itself, it has to begin from each individual person. As Burma/Myanmar is a country where the majority of its citizens are Buddhists, I would like to give a Buddhist example. The Buddha once said in the Dhammapada: "Hatred never ceases by hatred When a person does Vipassana, which means "to look carefully", you will see all kinds of different thoughts going on in the mind and if some one has done harm to you or a member of your family or one of your friends, you feel a pain inside. Under the heading Vipassana, there is a method of looking at the thoughts. It is called Seitta Nupassana. It means looking carefully at the thoughts. You have to be aware of the thoughts whether they are pleasant thoughts, hatred or thoughts of revenge. In life there is always the law of karma which is the law of cause and effect. If one person does violence to another and if this violence is repeated again and again, it will not end. It starts the upward spiral of hatred and destruction. Look at what is happening in the middle east. There is the thought of revenge, the action of revenge and this spiral goes up and up and many nations become involved in such hatred and revenge. Whatever other people can do to you, your heart will feel the pain only if you let the pain come inside. If you say "I am suffering this pain because of my bad karma. This is because of my bad deeds in the past" feelings of hatred in your heart will subside and you will find the beginning of inner peace. You can ask, "how do you know". I can only reply, "I know because this has been my personal experience". In the jungle, in the world and in the universe, there will always be beings who are stronger than us and if we inflict harm and injury on beings weaker than us in anger, some one bigger and stronger than us will appear one day to do the same thing to us. The is how karma works. Best regards and metta, Kyaw Myaing |
Message Thread:
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The true meaning of National Reconciliation
Reconciliation can be at all levels. At the personal level it is the repairing of your relationship with a friend, a loved one of a family member.
Humans are beings with emotions. Sometimes we are ruled by our higher intellect, sometimes by our emotions. Gautama Buddha, regarded by Buddhists and many non-Buddhists as one of the greatest leaders of all times once said that we are ruled by six basic emotions, namely: -
1. Greed (Lohba)
2. Anger (Dawtha)
3. Ignorance (Mawha)
Some writers who are used to writing in Sanskrit may write these same three things like this: -
Loba, Dosa and Moha.
There are another three basic emotions which are the exact opposite of the above three, namely:
4. Absence of greed (alohba)
5. Absence of anger or loving kindness (adawtha)
6. Wisdom (amawha).
The persons who wish to achieve "reconciliation" be at the personal level or at the national level will need to work at the heart level first if they really wish to get to the stage of "true reconciliation".
Both parties need to start treating the other side as fellow "human beings" and start with a genuine feeling of humanity, saying quietly in the mind "he is a human being like me and he has the same emotions and the same human needs as me. He needs food, clothing and shelter, just like me. He needs love, friendship and kindness, just like me. He wants to be appreciated, encouraged, understood just like me. He responds to kind words and good food just like me. He likes good clothes and good music, just like me."
This is the basic training for achieving "genuine reconciliation" at the personal level.
When the leaders of two warring parties wish to get true reconciliation, they need first of all to create an environment that is conducive to true reconciliation. That begins with setting up a truce. It begins with one side showing the white flag and the other side recognizing the symbol of the white flag.
At this stage, both sides accept the fact that a face to face meeting is in order and a genuine understanding that only through a "face to face" meeting between the two leaders could produce
meaningful negotiations for the future existence of both parties under an agreement to live in peace. This is called an agreement for peaceful existence.
Some times it is not possible for the two sides to meet. This may be because a lot of misunderstanding exists. In the case of Myanmar these misunderstandings need to be sorted out. The reason that misunderstanding exist can be because or the existence of certain individuals or groups who wish to create misunderstandings for their own political agendas.
The person who is able to bring about National Reconciliation is some one who has the integrity, experience, knowledge of Myanmar traditions and culture, knowledge of Myanmar history (current history as well as the history of Myanmar from the founding of the first Myanmar kingdoms in Tagaung), knowledge of international affairs and a willingness to truly serve the national interests. This person should have humility and compassion and knowledge of human psychology and diplomacy.
Some times it may not be possible to find all these qualities within one person. It that case, it might be a good idea to form a group of people who could collectively perform this reconciliation function at the national level. In ancient times, this had been the way that disputes had been resolved. In the villages, disputes are resolved not through the use of courts and lawyers but by the council of village elders. These village elders know the villagers and all the families in the village. They are wise and compassionate and respected by all members of the village. In this respect, the function of the council of village elders is to listen to both sides and understand the root of the problem.
In the case of Myanmar, the function of the person or group of people charged with the task will be to listen to both sides, separately at first and then to sit down with both sides in a closed door session so that both sides will not "lose face". In Asia and in the East, the issue of "not losing face" is very important. Another requirement for this sort of reconciliation effort to succeed is to have "confidentiality". There must be a totl press black out. Nothing about the details of the proceedings should be divulged to the press at any time. The only instance where news could be sent to the press is when both sides have reached some sort of agreement. Then a joint press release would be in order. That is why patience, prudence and "secrecy" is very important in such reconciliation efforts.
Humans are beings with emotions. Sometimes we are ruled by our higher intellect, sometimes by our emotions. Gautama Buddha, regarded by Buddhists and many non-Buddhists as one of the greatest leaders of all times once said that we are ruled by six basic emotions, namely: -
1. Greed (Lohba)
2. Anger (Dawtha)
3. Ignorance (Mawha)
Some writers who are used to writing in Sanskrit may write these same three things like this: -
Loba, Dosa and Moha.
There are another three basic emotions which are the exact opposite of the above three, namely:
4. Absence of greed (alohba)
5. Absence of anger or loving kindness (adawtha)
6. Wisdom (amawha).
The persons who wish to achieve "reconciliation" be at the personal level or at the national level will need to work at the heart level first if they really wish to get to the stage of "true reconciliation".
Both parties need to start treating the other side as fellow "human beings" and start with a genuine feeling of humanity, saying quietly in the mind "he is a human being like me and he has the same emotions and the same human needs as me. He needs food, clothing and shelter, just like me. He needs love, friendship and kindness, just like me. He wants to be appreciated, encouraged, understood just like me. He responds to kind words and good food just like me. He likes good clothes and good music, just like me."
This is the basic training for achieving "genuine reconciliation" at the personal level.
When the leaders of two warring parties wish to get true reconciliation, they need first of all to create an environment that is conducive to true reconciliation. That begins with setting up a truce. It begins with one side showing the white flag and the other side recognizing the symbol of the white flag.
At this stage, both sides accept the fact that a face to face meeting is in order and a genuine understanding that only through a "face to face" meeting between the two leaders could produce
meaningful negotiations for the future existence of both parties under an agreement to live in peace. This is called an agreement for peaceful existence.
Some times it is not possible for the two sides to meet. This may be because a lot of misunderstanding exists. In the case of Myanmar these misunderstandings need to be sorted out. The reason that misunderstanding exist can be because or the existence of certain individuals or groups who wish to create misunderstandings for their own political agendas.
The person who is able to bring about National Reconciliation is some one who has the integrity, experience, knowledge of Myanmar traditions and culture, knowledge of Myanmar history (current history as well as the history of Myanmar from the founding of the first Myanmar kingdoms in Tagaung), knowledge of international affairs and a willingness to truly serve the national interests. This person should have humility and compassion and knowledge of human psychology and diplomacy.
Some times it may not be possible to find all these qualities within one person. It that case, it might be a good idea to form a group of people who could collectively perform this reconciliation function at the national level. In ancient times, this had been the way that disputes had been resolved. In the villages, disputes are resolved not through the use of courts and lawyers but by the council of village elders. These village elders know the villagers and all the families in the village. They are wise and compassionate and respected by all members of the village. In this respect, the function of the council of village elders is to listen to both sides and understand the root of the problem.
In the case of Myanmar, the function of the person or group of people charged with the task will be to listen to both sides, separately at first and then to sit down with both sides in a closed door session so that both sides will not "lose face". In Asia and in the East, the issue of "not losing face" is very important. Another requirement for this sort of reconciliation effort to succeed is to have "confidentiality". There must be a totl press black out. Nothing about the details of the proceedings should be divulged to the press at any time. The only instance where news could be sent to the press is when both sides have reached some sort of agreement. Then a joint press release would be in order. That is why patience, prudence and "secrecy" is very important in such reconciliation efforts.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Welcome to the RPD blog
Dear friends,
This is my blogspot for expressing my ideas and positions regarding the need for Reconciliation, Peace and Development in Myanmar.
In my view, RPD - Reconciliation, Peace and Development are three things that cannot be done out of sequence. They need to be done step by step.
First of all there is the most important step of all - the need for Reconciliation.
Reconciliation has been used a lot in speeches, in expressing positions for different shades of political parties and in discussions. However, reconciliation cannot make progress unless and until the leaders from both sides - the government side and the NLD side are willing to put aside their petty differences and meet and talk about important issues that face the nation.
Myanmar as a nation does not live in isolation. Myanmar is part of South-East Asia and as such is a member of ASEAN. Myanmar is also a member of the United Nations. In South-East Asia all our neighboring countries are working daily to develop their countries. All national leaders take part in the political process to serve their respective countries. They think every day about how important it is to make sure that all sectors of the economy and all the different stratra of the citizenry develop. Countries cannot be content to develop at their own pace because all countries try to improve their economies as fast as possible.
If Myanmar does not catch up or remain stagnant, we will fall behind and our competitiveness will affected.
Myanmar cannot afford to be disunited. Unity is strength and the opposite is very dangerous not only for Myanmar but for any country.
This is my blogspot for expressing my ideas and positions regarding the need for Reconciliation, Peace and Development in Myanmar.
In my view, RPD - Reconciliation, Peace and Development are three things that cannot be done out of sequence. They need to be done step by step.
First of all there is the most important step of all - the need for Reconciliation.
Reconciliation has been used a lot in speeches, in expressing positions for different shades of political parties and in discussions. However, reconciliation cannot make progress unless and until the leaders from both sides - the government side and the NLD side are willing to put aside their petty differences and meet and talk about important issues that face the nation.
Myanmar as a nation does not live in isolation. Myanmar is part of South-East Asia and as such is a member of ASEAN. Myanmar is also a member of the United Nations. In South-East Asia all our neighboring countries are working daily to develop their countries. All national leaders take part in the political process to serve their respective countries. They think every day about how important it is to make sure that all sectors of the economy and all the different stratra of the citizenry develop. Countries cannot be content to develop at their own pace because all countries try to improve their economies as fast as possible.
If Myanmar does not catch up or remain stagnant, we will fall behind and our competitiveness will affected.
Myanmar cannot afford to be disunited. Unity is strength and the opposite is very dangerous not only for Myanmar but for any country.
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