Last night when I was in "pasar malam", there was a group of "Pakatan Rakyat"(opposition) members requesting for signatures as a petition to free Anwar Ibrahim. It was part of their freeing Anwar from jail campaign. The group approached us and requested for signatures. My instant reaction was to sign but then when I saw my friends rejected and walked away, I chose to follow too. My friend said that we should not be involved in politics due to our identity as a student. Right now we should keep our head down and leave politics aside. Let the grown ups take the fight into their hands. I was thinking, aren't we grown ups? Aren't we matured enough to think? Aren't we should be the generation leading the reformation of our country?
What has happened to this country? As a student we are given enough education to define right and wrong. The country is falling apart and all we do are just to sit down and wait for others to save our future? It is easy for some people to leave the country if they do not find any hope lefts in this country. But what about those who are stuck in the country due to some other reasons? Should they suffer for the mistakes that are made by the current government of our country? NO! Everyone deserves better than we they are having now.
Look at Adam Ali, a Malay who is leading a group of younger generation in his quest of reforming the country for a brighter future. Wasn't he a student just like us? Doesn't he want a bright future who can be pampered with money? Instead of choosing that future, he gave up what he is having now, took a place in the front line, fighting for a change in our country.
As a student who uses pen all the time, is that so hard for us to hold a pen a sign a signature? You might think that your own signature doesn't even worth a penny, but when time comes every signature might be the key to unlock a better future for we Malaysians. Student movement is what lack in Malaysia right now. If we, students are brave enough to step up and face the evil regime that is depleting what's left in our country now, who knows, spring might just be around the corner.
P/S: You can say I'm a hypocrite because I too walked away from the request.
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