A United Malaysian Nation

I believe, it is the wish of every Malaysian whatever his race or religion to see the realisation of Malaysia becoming a united nation. A country can only be strong if its people are united. A country divided is like someone who is always fearful of others, believing that his life is being threatened or is in danger. And no one is to be trusted. Even fellow human beings.

This is not a positive or proactive philosophy. In fact, it is negative and destructive. Malaysia need to be positive and proactive. Because it has all the right ingredients to produce a great dish. Why do I use the analogy of food here.The answer is Malaysians are simply fantastic with food. They have a liking for Malay,Chinese and Indian dishes including western.

If we can build unity through food, what is there to stop us from creating a unity of Malaysians from diverse ethnicities and religious beliefs. The problem is we are good in talking. Very bad in finding the right and practical approach to realise this. My understanding is when politician speaks, their supporters listen and believe whatever they say. The danger here, ideas, bias, hatred and fear may have been conveyed to the hearers.

Even if these are false allegations, they will be accepted as true when they are repeated many times by politicians. If we want to unite people of different races,then the political leaders of both the government and opposition must speak on the same theme. Meaning, all of their political speeches whether in their own party conventions or public rallies etc. must eventually relate to unity.

Similarly when criticising the opposition, the government must do so on their performances and not on other considerations like race and so on. Vice-versa, when the opposition criticise the government. Why is emphasis given on this? Because,only then, can the right signal or message be conveyed to the parties' followers whether in the government or opposition.

And that message is the unity of all races for a united nation, Malaysia. Just like good food, the ingredients must always be right. But if everytime you use the wrong one, then you will never get the perfect and tasty dish you desire. That is also the case with nation building. Politicians must always remember this nugget of wisdom :

' Be a hero to all and not only to particular Malaysians '