Malaysia,
let’s be more human!
By
Cikgu Surin
Food has always been
considered as one of the most exciting element when it comes to our country.
Yes, the foods that bring us together despite of our differences – race,
religion, belief, etc. All the cosy-never-sleep mamak’s restaurants are never run out of customer and style as
well. With their well-programmed waiters who are able to settle up our bills by
using their brain’s calculator and speedy mouth. The makcik who sells nasi lemak along
the pavement with her beautiful daughter and a bit talkative when it comes to
choosing our lauk. The Siamese
hawkers preparing nasi goreng pattaya
for their customers. With all these
scenario in our country, we can still live together in peace. These are the
little things that makes Malaysia so unique and interesting. After all, it just
the matter of unity.
Recently, we, Malaysian have
witnessed a tremendously-historic general election for the first time in our
life. Ever. As days passed by, people are expecting something great or big from
the current government. Although the government has changed and the country’s
highest stakeholders have shifted, sadly - the mentality of the Malaysian still
remains the same. We still throw our used tissues while driving, park our car
like crazy kids – even kids are better than us, never run out of ‘ideas’ when
it comes to commenting a certain issue on Facebook and not forgetting the variety
of over-gestured dancing styles. Yes, Malaysia is developing so fast and surely
will become one of the richest country in South East Asia. But, the Malaysian
are still poor – intellectually, financially, mentally and spiritually poor. We
still have lot of families living in poverty. Poverty is a state of
deprivation, lacking the usual or socially acceptable amount of money or
material possessions. We can see some of our children are lack of nutritious
food, a very slight opportunity in receiving proper education, people are struggling
to earn some money and some might even sleep along the roadside - in the city.
After all these emotionally-ripped events, where did we go wrong? What is the actual
problem?
If we can launch Tabung Harapan for the government, why
can’t we do the same thing when it comes to helping the people in need? Those
people have hungry mouths to feed and need place to live in. All hail to the
big-hearted people and NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) for their passion,
love, care and support in helping those in need. These are the people who are
willing to sacrifice their time, family and other commitments in order to do
their part in helping the community. The people that would jeopardize their
life just to see some smiley faces. We have been watching their faces crinkled
in bewilderment gasping for help and relentlessly hoping to survive in this challenging
era.
Plus, recently, an
organisation have captured our attention in the social media as they were
sharing tons of pictures and videos of them – providing help to the poor. The
unsung heroes from Madrasah Darus Sunnah
(MADS) consists of several young lads with an enormously big heart in doing
their part to help the community. It is amazing to see some of our youths can
participate and keen to help the community without receiving any funds from the
government. This shows that we still can do our part in helping the community
without relying totally to the government. It is time for us to change and make
a metamorphosis within ourselves for the sake of our country. There are no
better time than now because at the end of the day, we realised that – it’s
time to give back to the community. John F. Kennedy once said, “Ask not what
your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Let’s change our perspective and the way we
think regarding the community work. It is time for us to stop politicizing
issues and start to prioritize what the country’s most important needs and
hence, pump in the evergreen slogan in our veins – Keranamu Malaysia!







