pause and resume thread csharp

                
                        var mrse = new ManualResetEvent(false);

public void Run() 
{ 
    while (true) 
    { 
        mrse.WaitOne();
        printMessageOnGui("Hey"); 
        Thread.Sleep(2000); . . 
    } 
}

public void Resume() => mrse.Set();
public void Pause() => mrse.Reset();