Sentinel Watch June 4, 2012 Issue

Toward freedom in Myanmar

Fujiko Signs—Spring Mills, Pennsylvania, and Tokyo, Japan

Adapted from an article originally appearing in The Christian Science Monitor.

Courtesy photo

News media around the world reported last month on the landslide victory of Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, who won seats in parliament in a by-election.

Last year, after I had the privilege of visiting with Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon through a mutual friend, I found that people not only adore her but also respect her as a symbol of a freer Myanmar (Burma). A taxi driver and our guide, as well as a server at a restaurant, tucked away a small photograph of her in their shirt pockets.

The recent progress toward freedom made in Myanmar reminded me of this statement by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of The Christian Science Monitor. She wrote: “Thoughts unspoken are not unknown to the divine Mind. Desire is prayer; . . .” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 1).