when i was a kid i used to think that this land was the greatest place on earth to live in. a unique melding of cultures woven into a tapestry of bright colours that dominated my childhood. i loved Malaysia with all my heart.
but that childlike emotion doesn't survive into adulthood, especially in a time such as this. love's a feeling that waxes & wanes with the tides of time. we all eventually grow up & leave our childhood notions behind. i now feel for Malaysia like a love-hate relationship. it's a mess, & there's very little to be proud of right now.
nevertheless, i still love my country, even when it's getting a lil harder to love & a lil easier to be disillusioned. while love comes easy when we're young, you can't seem to settle for just a feeling as you get older. we're all inexplicably tied to the country of our birth, for better or for worse. some days, it's so hard to love. other days, we live amicably enough without butting heads.
patriotism comes with the understanding that there are things we can be proud of and things that are shameful. there are lessons learnt to shape the nation to be what it is today, & all it will be in the future. we can be frustrated, but the work never ends. it'll always be a work in progress.
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