(I posted this to my RMC Old Boys yahoogroup)
Dear all,
I might be wrong here.
It seems that the overall response to this years' National day is rather lukewarm.
I am referring to our E-list here.
In previous years we had some postings about our National day or rather i would post something just to highlight our National day.There will be one or two others who would do similarly.
This time around there is none and i am the only one at the moment, just a day away from 31st August to write something here.
Am i surprise?
No i am not because i too am feeling rather lukewarm about this year's do.
Unlike in 2007, when i was involved in the parade itself when we had 50 of our OPs marching up front on National day parade, this year seems quite a distance away from that feeling i had two years ago.
Am i being less patriotic?
Am i being less Malaysian?
Am i getting ungratefull?
Am i the only one?
Some says that it is the H1N1,
Some says that it is the fasting month
But nobody is saying that they are not in the mood to be reminded of the day, 52 years ago,
when our fathers gladfully declared and celebrated their Independence from their Colonial masters.
Yes,the tv is constantly screening flashback of that moment in time, but then again statistics has it that most of us alive now are oblivion to that day 52 years ago.
Yes we can pretend to have some sentiments but, that is only superficial because, most of us were not there then...
It is only a historical sentiments that we have.....we are play acting to be sentimental about our independence.
Again i might be wrong here, and there are many genuine Malaysians out there who are truly appreciative of our forefathers fight for Independence!!
To top all that had happened recently, the 'cow's head' incident yesterday in Shah Alam, seems to me an indication that something is terribly wrong.
I can understand the sentiments of some of those who objected to the location of the temple.
But i cannot accept the idiotic act of parading the 'cows' head'.
I liken it to our childhood act of drawing a line on the ground and drawing a circle there on each side as an indicator of our father's head and daring the other guy to step on it.
That is inviting trouble...
Now that it has happened, i am sure there will be many 'rumours' and 'wild tales' that will follow.
There will be many stories of the 'pigs head' and many others.....
I am not sure how our Govt is going to tackle this.
Can they ISAed all those guys that took part yesterday?
Can the Indian leaders convince some Indians to take it coolly?
Can the Police seriously control everybody?
Can the others tolerate the idiotic act as an act by some Idiots out to cause mischief?
I know fingers are pointing here and there.
Can we on this E-list do something so that things will not escalate or be blown out of proportion?
I am sorry if my posting here, be misconstrued an an out of place posting or a piece of rubbish....
I am just trying to reason out how wonderfull, the last 52 years has been, less the Communist Insurgency and the Racial Riot of 69, that our nation has been blessed with.
Overall, we have not done badly.
I know some disagree and says that it could have been better, but on looking back, we are OK.
Since i am just older by a year than our National day, i am gratefull to my parents and grandparents for being responsible to ensure that i have a better life than them.
My National Day sentiments is for them.
Merdeka, Merdeka Merdeka.......
In English it is Freedom Freedom Freedom.
And it is the Freedom of the Mind that is Ultimate.
Free the Mind from Hatred.....
OP Azudin O Fuad
1 comment:
'Enough is enough' an expression of disgust or utter disappoimtment.In this case,the general feeling is wanting to trust our own destiny; where are we heading? Who is leading us? Obviously we are too intelligent, brought about by scholastic training and the country's progress to allow ourselves to be easily led. Therefore the dichotomy. Therefore the broad platforms of leaders and political parties; all with their followers. Come a small ripple like 1MALAYSIA, with good objectives but will there be full following? Not when too many intelligentsia know better.History shows that former captains of politics and industries come from the same schools and training fields and therefore the unity and cohesion. Now many universities,many academies too.Britain is not the only exporting center, but we get our intelligensia from Japan, Russia, India,China and infact all over the world not to mention from our own resources.Trust it to be more lively till we get a 'trusted' leader; not for being just 'bersih, cekap dan beramanah'. Meantime, the less we hurt ourselves,become pessimistic over every development,not agreable to every comparison, the better it will be for the country and people. Just a thought to ponder this Merdeka morning. Salam Merdeka kepada semua patriots and 'parajurit'
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