First and foremost, HAPPY MERDEKA to all. Today mark the 52nd anniversary of our country’s independence. We have received independence for 52 years now. Alhamduillah. Hopefully, we will remain so forever.
Each time when we celebrate our country’s independence, there are some quarters of people saying “Merdeka kah kita?” I was one of them. I always question are we really merdeka? How can we claimed that our country has achieved kemerdekaan when in reality we were not given the freedom of speech, proper democracy, students are banned from politics and many more. However, my perception changed today. I woke up this morning and suddenly I had a thought that it is indeed true that we are not given all that freedom and we are not having the true merdeka but how much have we appreciated our so called merdeka? Did we ever consider that? As of this moment, I believe that although we are not having the proper Merdeka, but we should always appreciate it and preserve it. Indeed, we do not have the proper freedom of speech but we have internet. We have blogs. Use it to express our thoughts. You can make the world listen to you with your writing in your blog. However, this does not mean that we should just keep things this way for the rest of our lives. We should always fight for our rights. Fight for true independence!
As I mentioned earlier, use blog to express our thoughts. Now, I am going to take this opportunity to condemn a few people believed to be the residents of Seksyen 23 Shah Alam. They had a small demonstration in front of Bangunan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri in Shah Alam. They disagree with the government’s decision to move a Hindu tample to their area. They claimed that it is not a good idea as the Indians are only minority in that area. I am not against the demonstration because as I mentioned earlier and in my previous posting, the rakyat deserve to show their disagreement. Holding a peaceful demonstration is one example of freedom of speech. But what I disagree the most is that during the demonstration, they bring along with them “kepala lembu”. This shows no respect to the people of other religions. It also shows how immature they are because they take things personally and not professionally. We are living in a multiracial country. The only way for us to remain harmonious like what we are having today is by practicing respecting others.
There are 2 messages in this posting. The first is to appreciate our independence and at the same time to fight for true independence. The second message is to respect others.
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