HAVE A MEANINGFUL AIDIL FITRI
Salah ad-Din
Yusuf ibn Ayyub – Saladin (ca. 1138 – 1193);
the gentleman warrior who was
noted for his chivalry, magnanimity, compassion and sensibility even during
times of war.
Choose
the middle path: End does not justify the means.
Conflicts exist
in the realm of politics, business and personal interactions. There must be
certain rules of engagement in dealing with dissension. We must learn how to
disagree and yet, respect each other.
Saladin, in motivating
his army, did not condemn the opposing side. He pointed out the virtues that
make their opponents strong, honoured and made them an example. He was a true
leader.
Unlike Saladin,
many of our leaders and their supporters play the zero-sum game and push things
to the extreme. This gradually creates a divisive “I’m right and you’re wrong”
gulf, leaving no room or possibility in seeing the good in others. This is poisonous.
We need to
better our rules of engagement.
We need Malaysians:
Who know how to balance ambition and courtesy.
Who know how to compromise and yet stay true to their
core values.
Who know it is vital to find a win-win situation.
Who engage each other in a civil and gentlemanly
manner.
Who can disagree while respecting the other.
Who believe the end does not justify the means.
When we have
better rules of engagement, we will have a positive culture to pass down to our
young. We will create a nation that encourages courtesy, civility, thinking in
our discourse and articulation.
Our legacy is
to create a nation who believes in winning with honour and not to sacrifice the
means in achieving the end.
At zubedy, our
programs draw strength from shared values and traditions. We believe that at
heart, all Malaysians want good things for themselves and for their brother and
sister Malaysians, simply because our nation cannot prosper as a whole if some
of us are left behind.
Let us be first
and foremost Malaysians.
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