Another 15 days to the coming rally. I still remember that day after my lecturer left us a line "Go Bersih 4.0". Yes is Dr C. Haha! Honestly speaking, a lot of questions come to my mind. And I even discussed this topic with Pui Pui on the way home that day. So after a long talk, both of us have the same mind. We concluded that there is nothing change after so many rallies. So, why should we go?
Things do not change better but become worse recently until a big donation goes to our PM. Nonsense! This news is just so funny yet ridiculous!
I'm that kind of person who live for now, not for the future. I mean don't think much about future. So ya.
Until today, I read Vulcan post.
BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE.
Okieee. This seven words are so powerful until I have a second thought on this. Perhaps he is right. What we are going to do now is for our future. Do remember the Sejarah. Our ancestor fought so hard for the Malaysia we live today and...we should do something for our next generation too isn't it? I will leave this question to you as well. But to me, I think Yes we should.
What've Bersih rallies achieved so far? Yes! You should read this if you have the same thought as me. You are right. Nothing big has achieved obviously. But after I read this, I slowly realize there is a change! Facebook will be a very good example. People is so unite and change their profile picture into black/ yellow whenever there is an event happens. You will see this very soon. You see, it takes time to change people mind and act. Even myself who does not care much about politics also need so long time to think and judge. Like after these 10 weeks, I just starts to have sort of feeling to this MMC subject. I agree with what Dr C said, perhaps we are not getting angry enough to act! Yeah which is true. The donation is a very good example. After read the news, mind to share what's your reaction/ action? So far what' ve you done about it? Or what can you do? Yeah we did discuss in class but after that life' s still going on like nothing has happened yesterday. So Malaysian.
Personally, I'm so curious what if the last week near the Bersih rally. We all wear yellow shirt in a gang to class. What will happen? Will other students follow our yellow trend?
Hmm...perhaps this is a good time let us start to do something as well ? Should we take this experiment?
If you ask me will I join Bersih 4.0 my answer will be...Let me have the 14 days to think about it simply because my friends gt hurt before during the rally. So abit takut LOL
But for sure a yellow T on that day =)
You are right that things cannot change overnight or just because of one rally. It takes many years, even decades, and many many rallies for change to happen. Especially if we want non-violent ways to create change. Violence always makes change come faster but Malaysians are not a violent people, for the most part, so change will obviously take a lot more time.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it is not about whether you go for a rally or not but whether your mind has been changed by what you read, hear and understand about what is going on around you. If someone were to attend a rally due to peer pressure then there would be no point to that either. In the end, the rally's objective should be about bringing a mind-set change to the people so that they can speak out against corruption, injustice, racism, etc. at their workplaces, at home, at school, everywhere they live.
If more Msians spoke up and ACTED on things they see that they disagreed with that is unfair or corrupt, I think change can come and it can happen fast. The problem is we go for rallies but then are afraid to speak up when we see wrongdoing, we go for rallies but then cannot stand up for people who are being oppressed, we go for rallies but we won't open our minds to truth.
Then what is the point of going for rallies?