My Merdeka post, with a twist
First of all, I would like
to wish you all Selamat Hari Merdeka! Let us cherish this gift of freedom
rightfully earned by our forefathers, may we all continue to press on our
efforts on making our country a better place.
Every year when August 31st
comes around, one of the most popular questions being asked by the media to the
general public would surely be…
What does 'Merdeka' mean to you?
Being independent means that
we are free. We are the rulers of our own land. In a way, it is almost like
when you finally managed to buy off the plot of land you once leased from
someone else, hence you are now forever free to do whatever you want on the
land. Yeay, you now no longer need to pay the rent for that plot of land, all
the income of the land goes directly to you.
Most important of all, since
you are now the one calling the shots, you get to make the decisions that will
be of benefit to your own self. If say, after doing much research you learnt
that the land is most suitable for growing palm oil whereas back then, the
previous landlord insisted on you growing coconut plants just because he wanted
to have more coconut milk to be sold, you are now able to change all that and
grow palm oil instead. (For the sake of
illustration only, surely coconut plants and palm oil requires different soil
structures.)
So you see, you are not only
the decision maker, but you now have the ability to actually make the right
decisions; decisions that would hopefully make you better off than you
previously were.
Sounds all nice and happy
now, don’t it? Sadly though, the biggest problem has yet to dawn upon us all.
It is one thing to be able to wield a big sword, but how you choose to use it
is another. Having the power to make your own choices on what is best for the
country is itself a struggle, but then again, how do you know what is actually
the ‘right’ choice to be made?
Ironic, don’t you think?
Previously when someone else
is controlling you, you know for a fact that their actions are not for your
best interests. You thought that as soon as you managed to flip things around,
things would be better. Unfortunately, you still ended up far from making the
right calls. Puzzling, no?
I leave the rest to you…….
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