THE AUDACITY OF HOPE

Today is a very sad day to know those from our school all have failed to obtain the Public Service Department scholarship to do engineering in Japan. I offer my deepest sympathy to them. I once read about an Indian girl who do well in her SPM yet failed to get any of the scholarship in a blog quite months ago. Though felt pity for her, but I quickly forget the incident. But when my good friends sent me SMS saying that they failed to get the scholarship, its really been a mixed feeling in my heart. I am feeling angry as they all are good students in the school, both in academics and co-curriculum, but were not given a chance to obtain the scholarship for overseas study for UNKNOWN reasons. I do not know how they judge on them, but I swear, this will not affect their determination for them to achieve sucesses in their life. They are dilligent and proactive students which I strongly believe will cope well and could compete with those westerners.I am feeling sad as they are the human capital (modal insan) that our country really needs to acheive the 2020 Vision. Is they any different from a Malay human capital with a Chinese human capital? Is there any different from a Chinese human capital with Indian human capital? We should not differentiate these bright students by the colour of the skin. We all are the same. I love the song " Welcome to wherever you are " sang by Bon Jovi because the beautiful lyrics. Look at this line :

Maybe we're all different
But we're still the same
We all got the blood of Eden running to our veins

I am a Muslim and I know that God does not judge His creation by the colour of the skin or by the races, but He judge on us by our faith deep inside our heart. Others teaching had been the same too. So why we should divide ourselves with an invisible barrier which DO NOT and WILL NOT bring any benefits to us and our beloved nation. We are in the year 2009. no longer in 1959. This is the time for us to built bridges. This is the time for us to destroy those barrier. This is the time for us to stand up and shout out loud : THIS IS OUR BELOVED COUNTRY!!

Most of them love this country and willing to help to improve Malaysia, but the way they been treated make them changed their mind. I wrote this not for inciting any racial tensions or hatred.I wrote this to tell everyone that we need a bold change before even we could dream standing as tall as Singapore or Japan. I do not mind if I will not be given the PSD scholarship too if it is given to a young Malaysian who is deserved it more than me. I will not feel good to see someone much better than me like Kim Ming and Zhe Sheng were not awarded the scholarship while I get it.

I hope others will understand what I try to say here. I am not a political blogger. I am not a member of any political movement. I am just an ordinary citizens who dreamt of a better future for my country.

I willing to offer my deepest apologise if there is anyone who feel angry to read this. I just writing what in my mind. I rhope the best of luck for those 5 students. May God bless you all. Stay strong.



( I am not good in English. Sorry for the grammatical error. Thank you)

Sincerely,
FARUQI13 ( A proud Malaysian)