I tire of reading about the government not doing this and that for us, the rakyat. Seriously tired! I don't care whether you're pro BN, PR or Independent. You're beginning to sound like a broken record.
There's that old adage, "God helps those who help themselves". I'd like to believe that's true. I'd like to believe that we've matured enough to accept and applaud good deeds - regardless of it's origin. Good is good, bad is bad - tak kiralah siapa yang buat.
Lets agree on one thing - we all want good governance. So, does mud slinging bring about good governance? Does whining bring about good governance? Does "what have you done for me?" bring about good governance? Does constant censorship bring about good governance? Does being "taksub" bring about good governance?
When has constant criticism without the balance of compliments ever worked out well? When has kicking someone who is already flat on the ground ever worked favourably? When has toppling someone already standing and trying to do good ever resulted in better things?
Politics is politics. Politicians will do whatever politicians do to make things better...for them first, and us, afterward - most times. Lets accept this. There may be good, honest, rakyat-loving politicians out there I figure, but it takes time before we can ascertain who these folks are. So lets give them time. For some, time may mean literally "doing time" - at His Majesty's pleasure :P
Promises are very easy to make. Not so easy to keep. Especially when the promises cost a lot of dollars. We all have families. We've all made promises to our families. We've all been able to keep some of those promises...and broken some too. And we've all kept on making promises - some of which we know are almost impossible to keep. We tell ourselves we're human to placate our conscience.
I've got news for you. Those people in the government - they're mere homosapiens too. Just like us. Perhaps with more inflated egos to believe they can lead us. And we bolster those egos by voting them in to run part of our lives. So what can we expect from them? At most, in my opinion, is to do the best they can with the resources they have. And these folks will keep some promises...and break some along the way. Just like we do.
I've decided to leave them to do their bit. While I do my bit to make my life better. Like growing my own vegetables and fruits. Hopefully, I can grow enough to feed my family of 20 here. At the very least, I can still offer my family some savings so they'd have more disposable income. Also get healthier and fresher food. Somewhere along the way maybe rear fish or chickens since I'm lucky enough to live in a kampung.
I've got free spring water, plenty of sunshine, a long corridor and sizeable backyard, cheap labour [kids and other family members], natural resources like bamboo, fallen wood, river sand and stones etc and plenty of tips from good ole youtube and the world wide web. I'm set to make life better for me and mine. At a level I can control......
...while I hound my ADUN and MP on those areas of my life that I have lesser or no control. Oh, yes! I also thank them for the good that they have done ;)
Life...is all about balance methinks........
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