My country, my responsibility
Had a very interesting lunch today with a new colleague.
He’s 28 and from a consulting background. But the most interesting part about him is his passion in making a change in this country. ???From the way he articulates himself and his thoughts, he sounds so much more matured than his 28 years of age (I’d initially though he was at least in his mid-30s!).
He helps out one of the opposition parties on a pro bono basis, assisting them in their strategic direction. To him, he’s doing this not for himself, but for our future generations. He would like to get involved in politics full-time so that he can exert a bigger change but at this moment, he has a bit of family conflict with this idea (he needs a bit of time to get his family to accept this decision of his) and also he is using this time to set himself up financially so that he can sufficiently provide for his family if and when he does venture into politics full-time.
I admire his passion, commitment, and drive in contributing towards the betterment of our country because I don’t meet many 28-year-olds who care two hoots about the state of our country. Well, some of them are tied due to commitments to their families (which is a valid reason because we all know that being involved in politics – especially the opposition — comes with its own risks) but most are just indifferent, preferring to look after their own “rice bowl”.
This is not to say that I am so involved myself, but I am getting myself more informed on the happenings in this country, although reading of the news does make me feel very sick and disgusted at the way the country is being managed.
So it was a very interesting lunch today when this colleague shared his experiences and views about the politics and state of the country. He will be heading to Sibu this weekend to help out in the upcoming Sarawak elections. Hopefully we will see some positive changes come 16 April 2011.
Lord knows we need some drastic but positive changes in this country.
I shall let my family and friends tell you about me. These comments may be rather old but I think the gist of them still hold 
