We cannot be passive observers.

Have you ever looked at some great icon and wondered how they ever keep up their pace and motivation? How about marveling at the great things they do and constantly be in awe of its awesomeness? Now have you ever compared yourself to them and felt inferior? Have you ever felt compelled to just look at them and feel that you can never do anything but look?

 

Well then you're wrong.

Because even the greatest icons get disappointed sometimes. Even the greatest people become demotivated and tired sometimes. So it is just normal to feel really retarded and lethargic at times.

 

But what sets the great apart from the good is the hunger in them. It's a hunger that says that nothing is ever enough. That nothing is ever perfect. That there is something that can be improved somewhere, some screw that can be tightened somehow. After all, we are imperfect humans, aren't we?

 

Now it is important to acknowledge that we slip and fall, sometimes. But what matters not is whether we have fallen. What matters is that we learn from our mistakes. We can make mistakes, but we have to learn lessons from them. We can make mistakes, but we cannot repeat the same ones. We can be down sometimes, but make sure we keep our focus and get up and bouncing soon.

 

So while we can, and will, feel awed and inferior to other people's greatness at times, we should not be passive observers. In contrast, we should, and must, push ourselves further and harder in order to be like the someone we would like to be like. Don't just sit there and marvel and think that you'll never catch up with them, because, the fact is, you'll never get there sitting down wondering and marveling. Bottom line: GO chase for what you believe to be of the best. No one said it would be easy, they just said that the outcome would be beautiful beyond description.

 

Don't ever give up on a process of achieving THE goal, unless it truly becomes worthless to keep chasing. It is a constant process of improving and working hard! It won't be easy, but it will be worth it! So go get your focus together and start reaching up to the stars, if not you have but yourself to blame.

 

(The author is aware that this blog sucks. But you gotta write what you gotta write sometimes, which means no fluff no bullshit, just straight to the point.)

It is time

What does it mean to be Malaysian? Does it mean that I’m Chinese, you’re Malay and I don’t care about what the other guy is?
What does it mean to be democratic? Does it mean that we play by the West’s standards but make up our own rules, citing multi-culturism as a darn good excuse to divide and rule?
What does it take to get the ISA and the Sedition Act repealed? How many more people must be jailed to keep the government as the government?
What does it mean to be patriotic? Raising a flag on National Day yet shouting racist slurs behind curtains?
What does it take to topple the ever-mighty, but non-functioning and even “racist” government?
What does it take to drill the fact across that Malaysians are Malaysians for a reason? We love Malaysia. We don’t belong in China. And your racist slurs and 20th century BC thoughts don’t represent the general public’s thoughts?
This boy is sick and tired of race-based stance, sectarian-centered benefits and an ever tilted economic and social scale.
This boy proposes a society where all men are equal. And no, not a society where some men are more equal than others.
This boy understands that we are brothers and sisters of this nation. This boy believes that this relationship transcends boundaries allegedly drawn up by race, religion and cultural difference.
Above all this, this boy believes that we, Malaysians have to stand united. We have years of progress, civilization, technology, education and wealth to go after. So, stop that fighting already. It’s time we picked ourselves up. It is time.