Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan Yang ke-54

Selamat Hari Merdeka to all Malaysians!

Now that we've marked over 50 years of independence and freedom, we should ask ourselves what it actually means.  We should also ask ourselves how we can be 'merdeka' from our own chains.  Chains that are holding us back to be a good citizen of this world and servant of Allah.

Malaysia has developed, so we should too.

Let's free our minds from the old ways.

Let's move on from seeing others differently from ourselves.  Just accept that every single person born in this world is different.  Every single person is an individual.

Let's move on from judging people because they are different.

We are not better because we are different.

We are not better because of our skin colour.

We don't belong here more because more of our ancestors are born here.  Where and when we were born was not even a choice that we made.  So why make it an issue?

Racism is never the answer.

So let's celebrate our freedom and independence by freeing ourselves from a mindset that is old and outdated.  The world will leave you behind if you don't.

Selamat Hari Kemerdekaan Yang ke-54!