Daw Aung San Su Kyi
Exclusive Interview with
By Fr. Malachy Smyth, MSSC
Editor of Columban Mission (Korea)
Photo Courtesy: http://kbia.org/post/state-free-press-myanmar
Some years ago Daw Aung Su Kyi was elected president of Burma. The military marched in, ignored the election, put Daw Aung Su Kyi under house arrest and declared Martial Law. Since then all the worlds has been watching. The editor of MISYON’s sister paper in Korea, Fr. Malachy Smyth, went through a similar trauma under Marcos, should be sensitive now to the travails of the Burmese people.
Let me just share with you some recent events that happened this hot and rainy season. Don’t be upset with my stories. Just pray. Remember, anything beyond your control is not so much your problem. And may the things happening give you inspiration to have a compassionate heart—ready to forgive and understand, trying to be flexible and adaptable in every opportunity and concrete situation.
“She stunned us with her perfection. Fresh from another galaxy, she radiated an untarnished glory. Everything about her was an intimation of the divine images. We took turns holding her greedily absorbing her baby scent, and nearly falling over from giddiness and joy.”
On her favorite porch in front of her little two-room house, day after day, 78 years old Donna Cypriana sits quietly and watches as the streams of people pass along her street. I sense a little flicker of joy in her face ad she spots me, her ‘Japanese’ friend, approach. (For some reason, Donna Cypriana and most of the folk in this part of Brazil think we Filipinos are Japanese.)