National Day

Merdeka is not really Merdeka. Have you seen them Malaysians on TV and concerts? With tight jeans, basketball jerseys and blink-blink people jumping and shouting like crazy on stage, they forgot what Independence was all about. Apparently, we were celebrating the physical independence, but not our mentality. Our minds are still not free of the external influence. We are afraid to bring our own style and ignore what the others are outlining for us.

Why do we have, for example, the west as a guideline to show freedom? Why don’t we write our own definition of freedom? Why don’t we be proud of our original heritage and foundation? Most importantly, as an Islamic country, we weigh Merdeka more than we do Isra’ Mikraj - the real test to Muslim’s Taqwa, Iman and Islam. What’s going on?