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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Selamat Merdeka

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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Tanggal 31, bulan 8, 57

Memang ayat di atas amat famous berkumandang di dalam lagu2 yang disiarkan di mana2 menjelang hari kemerdekaan. Dan Alhamdulillah, hari ni, Malaysia telah menyambut hari kemerdekaan yang ke-51. Namun, fikirkan, adakah kiter telah merdeka? Apakah erti kemerdekaan itu?

Aku pernah ditanya,

Pernah pergi countdown merdeka?

Aku jawab, x pernah

Ko ni xde semangat patriotik ke?

Huh? Aku mengerutkan muker. Aperkah yang dimaksudkan? Adakah dengan berkumpul di Dataran Merdeka itu dikatakan patriotik? Adakah dengan bergaul bebas itu dikatakan patriotik? Adakah dengan membuang sampah sarap merata-rata tu patriotik?

Cuber kiter tanya anak2 mude yg datang ke countdown Merdeka ni pasal negara kiter. Brape ramaila yg tahu tentang negara kiter. Brape ramaila yang betul2 hargai kemerdekaan Malaysia. Ramai daripada diorg hanya menyambut Merdeka secara ritual, tapi hakikatnya, hati mereka kosong daripada menghayati erti kemerdekaan.

Aku sayangkan negara aku dan mahu semua orang menyayangi Malaysia. Jangan hancurkan keharmonian ini.

Moga Malaysia terus makmur dengan Islam

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1 comment:

imakubex said...

Assalamualaikum,

Perhaps a reading on nationalism is required in order to understand fully what it means by being patriotic. There is a danger in not understanding some concepts and using it freely, in the intellectual sense of it.

Since you are much more able than I am in matters regarding the mind, I would say that it is a good mental exercise (before Imperial) to get to grips with some of the concepts, since you seem to be inclined to read national news and follow events.

Of course, it is entirely up to you. But bear in mind that political philosophy is a rather purist subject, but it is good to have some grounding of the concepts, so that we can see the various contradictions practiced by politicians, regardless of whether they are "good" or not.

Wallahua'lan