Referring to letter by Nurin Aina Abdullah titled Sistem pendidikan mesti terbuka, demokratik, my feeling can as be best described as seeing a beam of daylight at the end of a infinite long tunnel.
My upbringing as a non-bumi has long educated me to be tolerant and shy away from any racial topic. At times, I felt wrongly treated but gradually, I’ve taken it as fact of life. Over the years, I felt sorry for my father, a blacksmith, for financially supporting my education through his hard work.
While our MPs in the Parliament are teasing their colleagues, driving luxury cars and debating a hike in their allowances, thousands of people like my father are working silently to give the best future for their sons and daughters.
I wish to take the courage to voice out this is our ‘tanah air’ too. We have the right to be treated fairly regardless our skin colour, belief or religion. When I studied in secondary school, I gave tuition classes to children from a rich family. I could easily tell then, even with my young mind, that wealth has nothing to do with your origin.
During my work experience in Singapore, I found out that every employee in our company came from Malaysia, including our CEO. They had found a place where they could compete on equal grounds.
Now, I’m back in Malaysia. I meet open-minded people from all races. They are modern, competitive and humble. I really hope they will prevail in their community.
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