YESTERDAY, I attended Myanmar literature talk show graced by well known artist director U Win Phe and two prominent student leaders. As an artist, U Win Phe has talked about modern art which most of Myanmese misunderstanding nowadays. It was worth listening to his wisdom words. He was opener and tamed us with the flow of art which cover from modern art, literature, painting, etc. It is amazing to see 78 years old artist sang on stage to interact with audience. What a wise man to open his talk by admitting that he also could be wrong in sharing his knowledge though he is in late 70. I'm regret that he seem wasn't given enough time to share his artistic opinion with audience. He however never fail to conclude beautifully by singing both royal age song and American black man's life reflecting song that won people's applauds.
There was less attractive with youngest speaker who is one of student political leader. In the internet age, we are increasingly keep in touch with several literature talk show through online. This make us more quality awareness audience and expect more quality than just above average. He tried to give audience apparent his best. But I am sure audience found it the dull part of the show. Anyway, I have to admit that there were some lesson we got from his sharing prison life experience. I believe that all of audience will not have been prisoner in past time and his sharing of prisoner as a politician tell us on the other way.
The peak, as usual, come latest. He is leader of famous student generation leader. We have familiar with him through media online. But this is first time to see him in person for most of us, if I am not wrong. Since he has spent about half of his life in prison, he has gained ton of harsh experience during his political journey since 1988 famous strike. As expected, he has shared us how it was liked during his difficult time through the artistic angle. He shared it through the angle of humour so that audience could able to laugh rather than sadness. In fact, whatever he shared with us reflect how bad system has killed our young student generation. He not only shared his prison life but current situation in Myanmar. He has made enough home work in native land to collect necessary information through associated arms. People applauded more frequently than previous two speakers as he saying are really reflecting today lives. He has highlighted how Myanmar has been worst and also brings remedy to cure wounded system through civil society organisation. We could able to see his complete honesty in his speeches as well as his willingness to build our country able to breast with other.
I feel again regret to think of why our system ignored such talented young man by putting in prison for just to make their seat stable. I am also sure he is not only one guy who has suffered of wrong system. If it is not for few thousand, I think there would be few hundred of able students being treated unlawfully by former Junta. In politic, I think without honesty, we will not get long term solution. In past to present, our government staffs are too self-centered and covered to protect their interest rather than people's. He at one point highlighted what had happened to Myanmar's educated people in country. He reiterated that Myanmar educated government staffs are too afraid to tell truth that paralyses any form of research to uncover actual condition. He continues it is not only government staffs but private firm's staffs. It is because most of bosses from private firms strongly believe that their sustainable growth must come and realistic only if they are ensure non-politic. This perspective made them sure their employees are not permitted to involve in political activities. What a sad story is it? He however finds resort in unexpected grass root people who are free from both government and private service. They are in fact non-educated lowest layer of Myanmar society. They include taxi drivers, street vendors, tricycle drivers, etc.
He purely expected educated people to become awareness of politic. It is crystal clear that only middle class educated people can move the system forward effectively. We however sadly those people are trapped in fear of losing jobs and being arrested. Despite recent openness, people's mindset remain unchanged and seem need to take time to get back on track. In order to shrink time, NGO and CSO are acting an important roles in Myanmar nowadays. Without them, our young people will find it difficult to integrate in social welfare movement. When people find a place to gather and make good deeds together, they'll cooperate and persuade their surround people to get involve. He has enlighten some dark cloud over our heads. Despite time is relatively short, he has tried his best to cover all cases that matter most to us today. Unfortunately, he wasn't totally free in the show in order to fulfill the condition of permit. He was able to manage to avoid such famous words and tamed audience to keep focus on the matter he intended to share.
In return home, I am not sorry for him personally. First of all, he was invited to speak in wrong place as he cannot speak specific political terms. It was made worse when organizer announced how hardship they have encountered by this show in term of fund. Repeated announced probably annoyed visiting speakers to aware their plight. It proof right because the famous speaker revealed his feeling when his turn arrive. Of course, it is talked by laughter but we all feel that it wasn't right by MC to say so. It may be some problem for them, but they have to understand that this is not fund-raising show as they claim. If their group's main objective is to share knowledge among fellow citizen, they also have to prepare for non-profiting event if they are about to succeed in the long run. I am sure we audience also feel it wrong as soon as they yearn it on stage. I could imagine how difficult will it take to them as there was some political steak inside. I am regret for the above and this all generally could be labelled my hesitation which is close translated to Burmese "Arr Nar Lite Tar".
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