Tuesday, 13 November 2007
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Burmese People: Waiting in the dark and hoping for salvation
First person accounts about how life has changed within the last month.
(Taken from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7058610.stm)
“Life is back to normal now, 'normal' being a total decline in every area. Poverty, fear, lack of human rights, that's what's normal here.
The government pushed us into a situation even worse than before. The inflation rate is getting higher and higher. We expect that prices will go up because the economy is suffering from the political instability.
People suffer as they don't earn enough to buy daily essentials. Many families can only afford one meal a day and people have started to drink rice juice when they can't afford to buy food.
There are two groups of people - a small group determined to fight until they reach their goal and a huge number of people who wait in the dark and hope for salvation from outside.
We are sure that there will be more protests in the future and finally there'll be a great revolution. "
"Life has changed a lot for many people. The place once full of hope is now shrouded with fear. Fear is everywhere and it's stronger than before.
With fear comes anger. This anger will never go away until this regime is destroyed forever. The anger will go away only when there is true democracy.
The soldiers act like gods treating people like slaves.
The increase in food prices will affect the poor first and then everyone else. There are millions of people in this country under the poverty line. Millions will starve to death.
The people of Myanmar [Burma] do not accept this situation. If there's no democracy, the revolution will not end. "
" Unfortunately, everything in Yangon [Rangoon] is back to where it used to be. Since protests were brutally suppressed, no one dares to demonstrate anymore. People are outraged but they are also scared...
We are genuinely disgusted with the government. They beat the monks so the people have lost their voice once again.
They are waiting for someone brave enough to lead them, but until that happens, their voice is silenced."
" On the surface, it is like nothing ever happened. It seems that everything is back to normal, like the junta wants the world to believe. The imposed curfew was lifted and people are struggling for their daily existence as usual.
However, it will never be the same for the people of Burma especially those who witnessed the inhumanity. What happened during the last month has changed everything. Nothing will ever be the same.
You can smell the fear in the air. You can feel it everywhere. There is so much distrust between people as there are rumours that the junta's thugs and intelligence personnel are everywhere.
The internet is available again but many people do not dare use it as there are rumours of plain-clothed government personnel mixing with ordinary people in cyber cafés.
Some people have accepted the situation but many are hoping that something will happen gradually. Some even believe that a much bigger demonstration will take place soon.
Many believe that the UN and the US will be able to change everything. Many believe that this is just the beginning, not the end. "
Let these observations inform your prayers regarding the fear and mistrust that is prevelant. Pray for the poor who struggle to feed their families. Pray for those who wait in silence for salvation from the outside. Pray for freedom, both within and without to come to the Burmese people. Pray for those in goverment to act justly and wisely.
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