Making History in Magwe
We spoke to a former employee of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture who used to work in the Magwe Division. Part of the donation fund that you have generously contributed to was applied to support her and her colleagues. In the following discussion, he shares why he has continued on CDM, despite the current challenges.
“The night is not forever, and the dawn of a red glow is already visible.”
“I do CDM because I want to stand on the right side of history and have a clear conscience for the rest of my life.
Despite my commitment, however, there are many difficulties. For one, I had to quit my stable job. So, I lost all security for my family. And oh, the emotional ups and downs. These days, I’m even unsure of the family’s food security. Really, the most difficult part, I would say, would be the emotional pressure and financial problems. I have been working as an employee for so many years, and I have been far away from the outside world. I just don’t know how to do business.
The main thing these days, it is to calm down the mind. So I have been doing meditation every day. These tremendous emotional ups and downs have caused me to become temperamental, and these days, I tend to shout at any little thing! I have to asked my husband to understand me…. The thing is, sometimes I just feel like I’m suffocating, and I need to call and talk to likeminded friends. If I happen to find encouraging news, I share it with them. If they find it, I ask them to share it with me. Everybody is feeling the financial difficulties, I now I try to do any honest jobs, like harvesting beans, selling whatever I can…
The department’s situation is, to be honest, I feel its treatment is quite harsh ... some people got dismissed, even the departments that are considered important they are removing, dismissing people. The pressure is certainly not less than any other department .
But for me, my resolve now is that I want to have a clear conscience for the rest of my life. When our democratically elected genuine government takes office, I will go back to work with a chest swollen with pride!
What you have to understand is, these CDM participants have to sacrifice their stable jobs… stable lives… there is always some pressure, both mental and physical. Be strong! The night is not forever, the dawn of a red glow is already visible… is my advice.
I feel that in the past we read history in the textbooks at school. Now the history that will be read by future generations .. those who gave up their lives, heroes ... as well as we have the opportunity to be a part of this history, is worthy of this suffering. That's all.”