Ever since as I can remember, I have always been proud to be born Malaysian. They called me “Anak Malaysia” or “Anak Merdeka” for I was born on 31st of August 1992. In my mind back then, 31st of August 1957 was the day MALAYSIA gained it’s sovereignty from the British Crown. It was not until recently, when I found out the shocking flaws in the statement, “31 Ogos 1957, MALAYSIA Merdeka” (Thanks to our beloved Datuk Dr. Jeffery Kitingan for the wake-up call).
Betrayed, fooled, disappointed and angry I was, upon learning the ugly truth behind the “Colourful Nation” we call home. If you are well versed about the true history of the formation of Malaysia, and the birth of the Nation of Sabah, you should be able to relate the feeling I am experiencing, and no further repeated explanation should be made in this article.
During the 2012 Olympic Games in London, there was a video showing compilations of singing Choirs from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland shown during the opening ceremony, and I recalled the commentator said – “That was the beautiful voices representing the FOUR NATIONS forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland…” (rephrased) and I thought to myself, Malaysia should have been like that instead of the 13 states we know of today, now should it?? It is NOT UNNATURAL to have a country, within a country, now is it?
After learning the fact that Sabah (North Borneo) and Sarawak had been blatantly bullied by our superior “masters”, I felt the need to be responsible; the urge to call for a fight, to say to all Sabahans and Sarawakians, “WAKE UP AND STAND UP FOR OUR NATIONS.” We don’t have to be afraid to fight for the truth! Who do you expect to fight for our freedom than ourselves? The people of the Land, the masters of our own sovereign NATIONS. We do not need to pick up weapons, NO. Violence is never the answer. This is the 21st Century. After all, words are sharper than swords, yes?
Scrolling through my news feed on Facebook, I could see there are many young generations of Sabahan and Sarawakian who has begun to realise the power of utilizing technology in the expression of ideas. I did the same too. However, there are still some narrow-minded young generations who prefer to be neutral pertaining to this issue. Whenever we post something about “Negara Sabah, Negara Sarawak”, “18/20 Perkara”, “Agenda Borneo” and surely negative, demotivating remarks would certainly came out. “Fuuyoo, pembangkang oo…” or, “anti-kerajaan kah?” or merely, “Sudah-sudahlah berpolitik bah…” and of course, whenever we uttered “The Time is Now - INI KALILAH” they will quickly and idiotically say, “Lain kalilah bah…” Those, my dear comrades, are called being arrogant and “Ignorant” and remember, “There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).
Some even came to me and said, “There’s nothing we can do anyway... We cannot do anything about it (Sabah and Sarawak are sovereign nations rather than mere states).” Well, if you think there is nothing we can do about it, you are horribly wrong. Look again, look closely... what do you think I AM DOING??? YES! There is something we can do about it! We have been doing it all along! The power lies on the hands of the people! It’s cliche but is very, very true! Why is it, when a “King” fighting for freedom, he is called a Hero, but when a “Peasant” fights for fredom, he is a Rebel? Ask them.
To be involved in political matters, you are never demanded to be a politician. You never have to be a rabid fanatic to fight for the truth for the freedom of your Nation. You never have to be a “pembangkang” nor anti-government, to express your ideas of freedom. You never have to be hateful, but you have to be vocal. When they say to you, “You are opposing the government – Kamu ini pembangkang.” then simply answer to them, “I am simply fighting for my freedom – Kami bukan pembangkang, namun hanya ingin berjuang.” NEVER BE AFRAID TO FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT, but be smart in doing so. If they prefers to be neutral, and keep on being fooled after 50 years, say to them, “I respect your rights to be fooled, but please respect my rights and the rights of my Country.”
Until Sabah and Sarawak are once again Independent Nations, we will not rest. Until the 18/20 Agreement is honoured once again, we will not settle for the least. We shall prove them wrong, that there is something the young generations can do, to bring back what our forefathers has fight for. As the saying goes, “I don’t want you to think like me, I just want you to think.” Be smart in this 21st Century Freedom War. Be respectful, and professional, and then surely, Malaysia should be the dream country our ancestors has dreamed of.
Until then, I am very, very proud to be born on the same date; SABAH was made a Sovereign and Independent Nation on 31st of August 1963.
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