EVERY DAY, there is sure to be at least one news article about racism – be it to “remind” the nation to live in harmony, or a report about disrespectful behaviour towards another religion.
We, the ordinary rakyat, live just fine together, whether as neighbours or as house mates living under the same roof. We don’t need such “reminders” to make us realise that we don’t belong to one race.
It goes to show how much (or little) faith you have in us. Let’s face it – most of the racial commotions spark from the doings of politicians.
Because these people have the power to speak, they have the power to build or destroy. We, the rakyat can only watch the “drama”.
I share my pride for Malaysia with citizens from around the world. And most of the time, I talk about food, because then, I won’t feel like I’m lying.
I can’t bring myself to talk about how so many different races are living together peacefully (even if it’s true for the ordinary rakyat) when bits and pieces from the media suggest otherwise.
We, the rakyat don’t ask for much. We just want you to develop our country. Leave the living-with-other-religion thing to us because we were born with that in our blood.
Just to remind you, we have been living together since 52 years ago.
FRUSTRATED MALAYSIAN,
Toowong, Australia.
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