As my maiden post since I last written, I have chosen to write about racial discrimination in our country. I echo what many have said before, so let my ranting be yet another. Here goes nothing.
We can keep on and on, demanding for equality and what-nots, but the reality is that it doesn't matter what you and I want. What matters is what others, the majority want.
As a minority, Chinese Malaysians have grown accustomed to the double-standard treatment that has been around ever since the NEP was implemented. I won't necessarily say that it is a bad thing, as through decades of discrimination, non-Malays have only become more resilient, self-reliant and self-sufficient.
That is indeed the price to pay to live in a peaceful country that is in abundance of everything, yet affordable.
Only time will soothe the agony of being treated as an unwanted migrant in our land of birth. However, the non-Malays have more to be grateful for than being dissatisfied. Some will have better lives, and some will not. And that is life. So, enjoy the journey, be thankful and count our blessings. We are all here for a reason. Water seeks its own level.
- cK
