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Back to basics: Both Hari Merdeka and Hari Malaysia are special and not in competition with each other.
Hari Merdeka
and Hari Malaysia are our special days.
We celebrate
both days with joy, love, passion, and a really heavy dose of the muhibbah spirit. On Hari Merdeka,
Semenanjung Tanah Melayu achieved independence in a peaceful way without
sacrificing a single life. This peaceful
approach became our framework of engagement which is embedded in our DNA;
always finding the best compromise in solving our challenges without having to
resort to vulgarity or violence.
On Hari Malaysia,
the people of the Semenanjung, Sabah, and Sarawak reached out to each other and
decided to form a larger family. In one stroke we melted our past, present, and
future into one unique powerful and colourful alloy - MALAYSIA. This union of
people from different cultures and backgrounds becomes the essence of humanity
and a great historical achievement.
Sadly, there
are some Malaysians who like to pit Hari Merdeka against Hari Malaysia and vice
versa. Some say that Hari Merdeka has no significance to the Sabahans and
Sarawakians and Hari Malaysia does not mean much to the people in Semenanjung.
It is like saying a younger sibling cannot celebrate and share the joy of the
birthday of an elder sibling and vice versa. This is unwise, shallow, and
divisive.
We need to
convince these brother and sister Malaysians otherwise; that we need to be more
positive and always embrace Unity.
We at zubedy
want to go further. Through our #SaySomethingNice Campaign we want to make the
17 days, beginning from Hari Merdeka to Hari Malaysia, as special days where we
bring out the best of Malaysia, put aside our differences and see the better in
each other. Say sorry when necessary and say thank you abundantly. Visit the
link* provided below to know more about other ways to join the campaign and do
something nice to fellow Malaysians and our country.
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
Malaysian brothers and sisters, simply because our nation cannot prosper as a
whole if some of us are left behind.
Let us be,
first and foremost, Malaysians.
Let us add value,
Have A Meaningful Hari Malaysia
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