Don’t bear grudges: Daw Suu

Don't bear grudges: Daw Suu

By Ei Ei Toe Lwin   |   Sunday, 11 August 2013

It was the revolution that propelled Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to international stardom – but she said last week that she did not consider herself a part of the uprising.

"I admit honestly that I was not involved in 8-8-88 revolution," she said at the Myanmar Convention Center on August 8. "I also did not join the students who protested on the streets. But I believed that all should support the attainment of democracy. Because of this faith, I entered the political field in August."

The National League for Democracy leader gave her first public speech on August 26, 1988, on the western gateway to Shwedagon Pagoda. Since then she has dedicated herself to change through non-violent methods, and it was a stance she reiterated last week.

"Some people think that we can achieve our aims through violence. That is sometimes true but it doesn't mean that the results we get in a short time are the right results," she said.

She suggested that those involved in the revolution should review their role and draw lessons from what has happened since.

"Everybody should review history in the right way. We know that if we take the wrong lessons from history we will create more problems for ourselves in future."

Although many people sacrificed their lives for democracy, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi urged all those who had suffered at the hands of military regimes to move forward in a positive ways to create a democratic country with respect for human rights.

"We don't hold grudges against anyone. We must share loving kindness to all and think about the right ways to move forward," she added.

She conceded that her efforts to achieve change through the hluttaw were yet to bear fruit, citing the three campaign promises she made before the 2012 by-elections: rule of law, peace and amendments to the constitution.

"If [someone] asks me if we have rule of law in our country, I would say not yet. If they ask is there peace, I would say not yet. And if they ask, have you finished amending the constitution, I say we have not even started yet."

Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/08/13/dont-bear-grudges-daw-suu/