Hope…is there one?

Obama’s victory speech was brilliant.  It was so inspiring and filled with so much humility.  As I read those words that he said, I kind of imagine if one of our leaders could say things like this, it will at least give me a tinge of assurance that things ain’t that gloomy.  I was also very impressed with Mc. Cain speech after conceding defeat. 

I think we will never hear or see such graciousness from our politicians.  It may be just words…but the fact that they could say it, takes courage and takes grace to do it.  No doubt we can be cheated by nice sweet words such as Pak Lah’s slogan back in 2004, “Bekerja dengan saya dan bukan untuk saya”.  How beautiful…but we were all cheated and betrayed.

I wish that we will be able to transcend beyond race and religion for the good of this country.  I am not sure if during my life time I will see this happening.  The fact that it happened in USA, gives me a little hope but then again, US is very different from Msia. 

It is an irony that we can celebrate and congratulate the Americans for having a first Black president and yet, here we cannot accept our other different coloured or religion fellow Malaysians. 

Some of the words that Obama says that struck me were, “For those who did not vote me, I still hear your voices”…how graceful.  Unlike here, “for those who did not vote me, I will punish you “.

While I rejoice for US for their courage to make a change, for their united stand…. I am sad to see the way things are going on in this country of mine.  I wonder when it will all stop and when will leaders start thinking about the nation rather than themselves.

Nevertheless, one thing I will take from Obama’s victory is that There is hope and perhaps that is something I should cling on…hoping and praying that We Can make a change.  The results in the GE12, certainly is our first step into that direction.

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