merdeka! merdeka! merdeka! it is the country's 52nd. birthday.... it is independence day! it is not retirement age yet!!!
on this auspicious day, my heartfelt gratitude goes out to those selfless men who made sacrifices to ensure that we breath the air of freedom on this land. there were many names that made to our history books but what about the so many who didn't... their contribution is nonetheless priceless. let us all say a prayer for the heroes of malaya and malaysia....not forgetting those who ensure that we continue to enjoy this independence. al fathihah...
what was beautiful with the way they fought for independence is that everyone had one goal.... what is happenning in the political environment today is an answer totally negative to what it was pre-31 August 1957...
a thought came to my mind..........are we truly free? have we achieved the freedom in every sense? or is it just the country attaining freedom from the british occupation...have we yet to truly achieve the kind of freedom that will never exist. are we free from being mentally imprisonned by the 'pejajah' and their culture to reflect modernisation? have we achieved freedom of speech? maybe ISA is a good thing to maintain stability or is it? have the women liberated themselves from this male dominated world whereby almost everything is being manipulated to serve the men's interest? have we achieved freedom from corruption at all levels... from an office boy to the prime minister? have we attained freedom from the criminals who haunt the many lives in this country..... and the questions go on and on....
what is the true meaning of independence? there are many questions that need to be honestly answered by everyone of us. are we prepared to do so or are we too comfortable in the false security that we feel in our everyday 'today' (it might not be there tomorrow?
way to go malaysia and thank you malaysia.... the land we love so much...my fatherland (not my muumy's but it is now, i suppose, she being the citizen of this country).
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