Winter Solstice - Lighthouse

The young palm trees are still sleeping. It is early spring, so the Thingyan rain has not yet fallen. On the roadside, the yellow leaves are still falling. Some red leaves of the palm tree are also found in the pine trees. In the morning, the courtyard is silent except for the sound of birds. Daw Khin Khin Mya falls asleep while reading the daily newspapers delivered by the Indian newspaper delivery boy.

It was a time when Burma had not yet gained independence. Every office was still ruled by British officials.

The progressive newspaper also published some heartbreaking stories that the world is beginning to be engulfed in the shadow of war.

Daw Khin Khin Mya handed the Thuriya newspaper to her husband, U Hlaing Kyaw, who was sitting at the dining table drinking a glass of over-the-top wine.

While eating a slice of toasted bread and butter, U Hlaing Kyaw said,

"Any news?" he asked his wife softly. "The rumors of war are worrying. Haven't you brought your son back from the sea yet? It's only right to follow your child, Ko Hlaing."

Because of Daw Khin Khin Mya’s words, U Hlaing Kyaw said, “My son Min Zaw is not just going to the sea to waste time. One day, when our country gains independence, Burmese youth must be able to dominate the seas of Burma. With his vision and vision that many of the jobs in the seas of Burma should be led by Burmese youth, he is working and studying among Indian workers, suffering and suffering, from the bottom up, as you know. His goal is to

It's good. His spirit of being a man who wants to take risks is good. With this intention, he asked his parents for permission to go and do this work for (6) months, and I gave him permission. When (6) months are up, your son will come back. He won't go to the village all at once. What are you thinking and worrying about?"

"He replied calmly. Then he got up and went out to the living room, reading the newspaper with interest.

Daw Khin Khin Mya suddenly felt so sad that tears welled up in her eyes.

When the only son, Min Zaw, completed his university education to the senior level of IA, his father, U Hlaing, a senior lawyer,

Daw Khin Khin Mya was heartbroken and felt that she was doing things that were not supposed to be done, while obeying Kyaw's words of anti-colonialism and independence for Burma from British colonialism.

I want to keep my son close to me. I want him to graduate with a BA degree.

I want to be a gazetted officer in an office. I want to live in a golden palace. | Daw Khin Khin Mya herself was born and raised in a modern educated community.

Daw Khin Khin Mya is not interested in politics. She simply thinks that the most important thing is to make a living for her family and not to lose her nest egg. She also feels condemned by some relatives and friends regarding the case of her son Min Zaw. Because of the wrong thinking of the human rights activist U Hlaing Kyaw

Those who are angry say that Maung Min Zaw's life has been ruined.

U Hlaing Kyaw didn't care at all about this. "People are just saying that it's difficult. They don't want to encourage the educated Burmese youth who are fighting against colonialism and national liberation, and they blame them. Are they going to be slaves to others for the rest of their lives?"

It will be necessary to understand and be able to understand. The young Burmese people must be able to spread and govern the sea, land and sky. One day, Myanmar will have a great seafaring spirit. The young Burmese people must be able to control and fly these big ships and these big airplanes. They can travel. It is true that our son Min Zaw is an educated young man. One day, he will also be involved in the administration of the country from somewhere. This child has been interested in the great sea of ​​Myanmar for a long time by looking at books, documents, documents and photographs. Some of his friends are interested in maritime science and have asked their parents for permission to travel to England via India.

They are studying marine science. My friend Khin Maung | is studying aviation. Maung Min Zaw has studied the key ports, customs, and administrative systems that have been central to the trade system in Myanmar since the reign of King Alaung Min, and now he is interested in learning more about how the British port authorities managed ports and maritime affairs during the British era. He is especially interested in the placement of lighthouses and light boats at key points along the Myanmar sea border. One thing is that the lighthouse and light boat work is too tiring for Burmese people to do, so Indian workers have been selected. Maung Min Zaw is not disappointed. One day, when Myanmar gains independence, Burmese young people should know everything they need to know about any kind of work in the seas of Myanmar. Only by knowing and understanding can they appoint and manage the relevant Burmese workers according to their educational qualifications, He believed that he could command, govern, and meet the needs of the workers. So, he asked permission from Mr. Tommol, an officer at the Maritime Department, to study the subject that his son wanted to study.

You are also a wise man, saying, "Father, let me go work at a lighthouse in the sea for 6 months." Why don't you explain to your relatives and friends what your son's purpose is? Don't you have any words? If they can't accept this explanation, then let them go. I am also a biological parent. I love my son. No matter what the path is, if the child's chosen path is not poisonous to anyone, the parent must allow it. He is doing it for the common good."

U Hlaing Kyaw has said this many times. He is a lawyer, so he can give excuses, the questioner said.

U Hlaing Kyaw did not care. He only took on cases from the poor and needy Burmese. No foreigner paid him any money. He studied law so that the Burmese would respect the law and defend the truth on the part of the Burmese. Some of the British officials who had noticed U Hlaing Kyaw's honesty and sincerity respected him. Among them was Mr. Tommo, the port official who hired Min Zaw. Therefore, Min Zaw was a rare Burmese worker among the Indian workers.