Unity, Merdeka & Politics

Written in conjunction of 31st August, tapi terlupa nak post ;-)

Unity is when everyone is looking at the same big picture and saying 'yes, let's do that!'. The big picture is a 'vision'. So, as long as there is a 'vision' that everyone agrees and commits to, there is unity.

Abroad, Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech and Kennedy's Lunar vision were 2 great examples of a vision that brought unity.

During those moments, there were no talk of differences. The whole nation would see everyone talking to each other about a common topic. Everyone was united.

Another situation that brings unity is during a sports event or God forbid, at times of war. *that said, never underestimate the influence of sports on patriotism*

So, as mentioned, a shared vision where everyone agrees on, brings unity. So long there's an objective that everyone wants to march to, you'll have unity.

Coalition between 2 political parties will not bring unity. Talking about unity will not bring unity too.

Malaysia needs a vision. Not an idealistic pretentious sort. A true vision that will change the quality of Malaysian life. Coz the truth is, we all truly do not know where the country is heading.

Other nations, even Thailand and Indonesia, are slowly overtaking us. Let alone Korea and Taiwan, that were once inferior to us.

We were once an agro based nation. Transiting to an industrial based nation back in the 80's brought huge unity. Step 2 was to be an IT-based nation, but political scene took the centre stage and India overtook us. Now what?

Our politicians who were entrusted to steer the country forward, unfortunately has stopped all works for the country and people, focusing on political matters only. And it has been going on for quite a while.

Japan were unified and worked on becoming the huge nation of the world. Their vision was so strong that it even became part of their culture. It basically explained why even a corporation like Toyota has a 300 year plan.

I doubt that our leaders have anything like that in mind other than winning the next election.

Until Malaysians can answer a simple question "where are we heading to now?", I don't think we will ever be united and progress.