9 November 2007 - The Anticipation

Remember, remember the 10th November...

Today is the 9th of November. I expect a sleepless night tonight as I anticipate tomorrow's BERSIH march at Dataran Merdeka at Kuala Lumpur's capital. My significant other got cold feet and was rethinking the genius of attending the march saying that the announcement by the PDRM (there will be arrests) is making him concerned about my safety.

My question is this, Then who's responsibility is it to attend this gathering?

Surely, it's everyone's responsibility. Well, isn't it? Isn't this a sacrifice we all must make? Or should we leave it to the man who has less to lose, to make that sacrifice? Anyway, who's to say which one of us has 'less to lose'? Should we leave it to the office runner who has no dependents? Should we leave it to the bus conductor who has no wife and children? Should we leave it to the executive who does not contribute to the household, therefore deeming him dispensable?

The correct answer: NO.

Next question, Who benefits from this expression of our democratic right?

All of us. We all do. So where is our sacrifice? Is it fair to 'sacrifice' those who we think are 'expendable'? Do we really deserve this benefit if we didn't sacrifice for it in the first place?

Third question, Say, this rally helped in changing Malaysia for the better, wouldn't you want to have a part in it?

Think about it.