It has been a wild ride since 5 years ago and all of the dramas has build up until today, where many of us will be tightening our fists, sweating eager perspirations, praying earnestly for a better tomorrow as we all cast our ballots by day and await for news announcements by night.
We hope to hear good news, to hear change, to hear hope from the speakers or see our silent dreams come alive. It has been tensed, complicated and worrisome, not only to the candidates, but the potential voters alike, we all do our little parts to make things a little better, gripping on the little light we can catch here and there when someone says something that would change our lives forever, or when someone gives a different perspective on what's actually happening now, or what could happen tomorrow...
In this time of division and conflicting news, the silver lining will always be how united we all stand as a nation when we understand that that's the only way we can be a better country.
It's just amazing how complete strangers could meet and do favors for each other, willlingly, to bring back the rights of others who could not come home to join the parade of anxious waiting and endless cheering. It's always at times of division and desperation where we see people sprouting out of nowhere, offering to help each other exercise everybody's rights to vote, knowing that their votes won't make the cut had they not do something about it.
It's also enlightening to see how many people stood up to volunteer time to help ensure a more fair and clean election, going for multiple trainings, keeping up to date with the latest updates given by the election commission committee, helping each other to answer bewildered questions and just teaching each other how to show respect to everybody's preference of political parties which was quite amazing.
What's more interesting is to see former nemesis(s) join hands, forgoing their past and work together for one common goal. It's just really weird that real life happens like cartoons where all the superheroes will only make use of their strongest and mightiest superpowers when their are on the verge of being totally destroyed by the villains. Which in this case, unity as their superpowers which they only use when there's no turning back in the damage that has been done to the country. Why do people only try their best and make amendments at the very last minute??
I guess the optimist side will tell me, oh wells, at least they realized their mistakes and are willing to see through the differences to realize our common goals, to do whatever possible we can to contribute the little we can for this crucial moment of the country.
Just to close, I just want to congratulate those who regret or will regret what they did not get to do anything about the whole situation just because they did not register or registered their voting status late... I guess the thought that you could have done something too provides comfort and peace in this important time of our lives.
As we await for the day to come, I do pray that all of our efforts will not go to waste, and to urge each and everyone out there, your little insignificant efforts will mean a lot when we all understand how essential every vote is and how big the impact can be when there are just a difference of one or a few votes which determines the fate of Malaysia.
May we all be well. Thank you Malaysia, may you be better and stronger after this!!!
Redemption Song - Bob Marley
