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The rain, the river, and the tears

A window has been blurred with an unceasing rain
That is listening to so much piled-up sadness…
in deep heart of a young girl.
She sits there, and silently looks at the curtain of rain,
A white-dimmed drape is inundating her vision.

How many times must hide together with the rain,
she doesn’t remember all;
But never be forgettable, her memory lives in a voice choked with sobs,
Does never return her sister, and her ancestor land
that also lost in a rainy night,
As only one simple thing, she lives with the river.

The river has been still lying, under a dull rain;
It silently flows in common with the deep pangs of parting.
Because of its robbed partial bodies, from uncontrolled ambitions;
For the time being all are just in memory, never get back!

But the sun will come back with the river,
And brings who think about Mother river’s giving
birth and a settled position to.
The river still currents, but full of sinewy vitality;
Just remain a sparkle glint from the girl’s soul,
with the river bathed
in radiant sunlight.

Aboved are villagers living on the bank of Salween River (Mother river=Mae nam so that we call Mee Kong, in fact Mae Kong) where is the border between Burma and Thailand. They are refugee from Karen state, who lost their own close relatives, land, culture. Now they live without citizenship, hence they can not do anything as a normal citizen, like neither Burmese nor Thai. But they are still living, believe in the future and our communities, and love the nature. They cried, they might smile now, and they will be happy. It depends on their position, from their believes, and with our help.
Thanks a lot for your attention,
TaLong

smile or cry, and your position

Dear TaDRIG,

A new week is coming, and we have many thing to keep going, to do, to thought and to share. First of all, take care everyone, please.

Next, this is my idea for this week: smile or cry, and your position. Why I say that?

As you know, smile is very essential for animal and plants, not only for us human beings. You can see that smile from fresh appearance of trees when it have been cared, and with animals (e.g: your pets) as well. And for you and I, we can see our smile much or less. But why, or what is the reason of those smiles? Everyone often say that smile comes from happiness. Sure, it's true. But more than that. Let's see in detail. You smile when you have something that make you feel pleasure highly, and sometimes, simply your smile is shown up in your sympathize with others (That is why many people who never see each other before but offer smile to each other when they see by chance). And more other. So, I would like to say that, smile rises and grows from care and exchange each other, not only in human life, but in natural life. If you bring nature and people life and care, with your respect and sympathize, they will welcome you everytime with smile, and you smile with them in strong happiness, too.
(to be continued...)

Development_Yes or No

Hi everyone,
Today is Friday, when we will finish temporarily the work-in-week. All us have had a busy week but in effect. Thanks so much for all our effort, and have a nice day.
As you know, everyday we use many many petrol, oil, and electricity as well. There are also many other thing for us to know, to think and to do. And we haven't often got enough time and full interest to know an envident fact that for all our energies, many many big pipeline, large dam building projects have been proposed and conducted that lead to an obvious other fact, how many habitants who live in or along with the project area were affected in many ways, too. Some ought to relocate, some must live in environment affected, and almost are living without sustainable livelihood. Almost don't get adequate and efficient energy and other conditions living, such as fresh water, information, care and education, too. And that fact is still continuing. As you see, almost such projects come from a small number of TNCs (transnational co-oporations) from developed countries funded by a minority of big Banks (international financial institutions_IFIs). Those projects are occuring in all coutries, the developing countries. And they call those are development projects.
Thus, what is development, what is community based project, and how to get a strong law for environment and development, etc. There are still too many such questions needed considering as a prerequisite within our work, and our life.
Environment, human and interests, they are never seperated of any reason.
Sorry for just above short comment. But I allways hope and strongly believe in our efforts for a sound environment as well as a sustaintable development. I am very glad to meet your comments.
Thanks for your attention,
TaLong