Sunday, September 19, 2010

Disputes over Hungry ghost festivals noise settled amicably.

I can't really recall when it was that I last read a piece of good news about racial harmony in my beloved country. Ever since the tsunami of the 12 GE, there have been one bad news after another, And when Perkasa came into the picture , the situation worsened.
But now with this latest news on how two communities of different cultures could come together to discuss a common problem, is like a breath of fresh air and thus giving hope that there is indeed light at the end of the tunnel.
I am of course referring to the meeting of the Chinese and Muslim communities to discuss ways to resolve issues of disturbance caused by the “noisy and sexy” ge tai performances in Penang.
I am really happy and that there are still matured and intelligent people like Mohideen Abdul Kadir, (picture) whose advice and wisdom should be emulated by all those who love this country and whose only wish is to live harmoniously with each other.
In the meeting, he declared that "Dialogue is the best way to solve these kinds of issues; do not keep your dissatisfaction in your hearts, otherwise it will be manipulated by someone bad the next day.”

He further added that “We want to continue this (kind of) dialogue. We live in a multicultural society; problems will occur from time to time, but we do not want to argue or quarrel. Lets sit down and discuss to find the best solution.”
Doesn't this warm your hearts? It does mind, so thank you En. Mohideen.  

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