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Moe Way

Watch out, Maung Maung [There is such a thing as retribution]

I am here to represent everybody.
Despite my infirmities,
I’ve arrived through the tempest.
I don’t expect anything.
I, the delegate of the majority, would be gratified
if only you knew my goodwill, if only you understood me.
Some of you may hold certain reservations –
forgive me for not being able to iron out all our differences.
Have I done anything to serve myself?
As you see me now, I stand alone –
all alone, under the weather.
Please try to understand me.
I have never betrayed you.
In fact I am doing this not because
I am too much into the business of representing you.
I am representing you because representation is in my gene.
Life has dictated me to speak for the majority.  
That’s why I am standing here right in front of you all,
just to be misinterpreted, just to be walked on.
A minority of you may have developed prejudices against me. I know
but I am sorry, I work for the majority.
Pleasure is not even part of my leisureliness.  
Both my soul and my body are very very busy representing the majority.
From my vantage position of genuine goodwill
I don’t expect anything in return.
With a clear conscience  
I continue to do what I am tasked to do.
I, the chosen one, am determined to realize
my true calling, the purpose of my life!
Trust me, trust me, please trust me,
I represent the majority.

Watch out, Maung Maung [There is such a thing as retribution]

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Watch out, Maung Maung [There is such a thing as retribution]

I am here to represent everybody.
Despite my infirmities,
I’ve arrived through the tempest.
I don’t expect anything.
I, the delegate of the majority, would be gratified
if only you knew my goodwill, if only you understood me.
Some of you may hold certain reservations –
forgive me for not being able to iron out all our differences.
Have I done anything to serve myself?
As you see me now, I stand alone –
all alone, under the weather.
Please try to understand me.
I have never betrayed you.
In fact I am doing this not because
I am too much into the business of representing you.
I am representing you because representation is in my gene.
Life has dictated me to speak for the majority.  
That’s why I am standing here right in front of you all,
just to be misinterpreted, just to be walked on.
A minority of you may have developed prejudices against me. I know
but I am sorry, I work for the majority.
Pleasure is not even part of my leisureliness.  
Both my soul and my body are very very busy representing the majority.
From my vantage position of genuine goodwill
I don’t expect anything in return.
With a clear conscience  
I continue to do what I am tasked to do.
I, the chosen one, am determined to realize
my true calling, the purpose of my life!
Trust me, trust me, please trust me,
I represent the majority.

Watch out, Maung Maung [There is such a thing as retribution]

I am here to represent everybody.
Despite my infirmities,
I’ve arrived through the tempest.
I don’t expect anything.
I, the delegate of the majority, would be gratified
if only you knew my goodwill, if only you understood me.
Some of you may hold certain reservations –
forgive me for not being able to iron out all our differences.
Have I done anything to serve myself?
As you see me now, I stand alone –
all alone, under the weather.
Please try to understand me.
I have never betrayed you.
In fact I am doing this not because
I am too much into the business of representing you.
I am representing you because representation is in my gene.
Life has dictated me to speak for the majority.  
That’s why I am standing here right in front of you all,
just to be misinterpreted, just to be walked on.
A minority of you may have developed prejudices against me. I know
but I am sorry, I work for the majority.
Pleasure is not even part of my leisureliness.  
Both my soul and my body are very very busy representing the majority.
From my vantage position of genuine goodwill
I don’t expect anything in return.
With a clear conscience  
I continue to do what I am tasked to do.
I, the chosen one, am determined to realize
my true calling, the purpose of my life!
Trust me, trust me, please trust me,
I represent the majority.
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