In the show Dark Knight, somenone said ” the night is at its darkest before dawn”.
Malaysia is now at its darkest moment. People has no more trust for the government and government institution. Corruption is so rampant that it is almost the norm rather than exception. Economy is stagnant, despite the rosy figures. Inflation is so high that even our roads are no more as congested as before, bearing in mind that Malaysians like to drive.. Foreign investments are not coming in. Stock market is down. Leaders of both ruling and opposition parties are at each others’ throats. Charges and counter charges of sodomy, murder, corruption, abuse of power are daily affairs. People has nothing to really look forward too, except to live day by day…And the list can go on and on…………
If the country can be likened to a plane flying in the sky, it is now on a flight course directly going towards the side of a high mountain at full speed, and ON AUTO PILOT. The pilot is sleeping and the copilot and flight engineer are at each other’s throat. The passengers are screaming but the screams are falling on deaf ears….
Just that we thought we have seen a glimmer of light, with a 2 party system slowly taking shape and providing a better check and balance, this is now being threatened by the talks between UMNO and PAS. If PAS joins BN, then there will be no hope that UMNO will change. We can expect the night to get darker and longer, with no hope of dawn arriving….Racism , corruption, abuses of power, compromised institution … all these will be back to normal….not for the betterment of the people, but rather, for the self interest of the ruling elites…
Dawn may never come…
Will there be a Dark Knight to our rescue? …..I have no answer !
August 15, 2008 at 10:06 am |
I hope that this Dark Knight may come in the form of a ‘King’…
For the sake of our future, I hope and pray that this ‘King’ will prevail and stop those corrupted individuals who take us people as pawns in their game to enrich and amass power for their self interest…
I pray…
August 15, 2008 at 3:43 pm |
Get a grip on your thoughts, my friend – and stop looking to be “rescued” by anybody. When business is slow, take it easy and reassess your life agenda and your priorities. Read all those books you bought last year but are now collecting dust on the shelf. Sharpen your intellect and open wide your heart – EXPAND YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS AND BECOME BUDDHA!
Then you will see right through the Sandiwara and the Sangsara – indeed, you will break free of “The Matrix” – meaning your genetic and cultural imprints that have turned you into a passive consumer of “reality” for generations. You will realize that your ultimate destiny is in your own hands. You will CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE to wean yourself from always playing the victim and the oppressed and the exploited. You will voice your feelings and you will focus your energies and will-power on ensuring that only truth-speakers and honest-minded individuals – not greedy, malicious, bigoted, self-serving opportunists – are elected into Parliament to do the job of governing the country wisely and justly.
Lawan tetap lawan, my friend…. and tell all your colleagues in Gerakan to join Pakatan Rakyat… make participatory democracy happen in a free and prosperous multiracial, multicultural Malaysia!