Hurms

You bow while they wave,

You nod when they smile,

You look at the ground while they gazed at the sky,

And there they are, sneering at you ; “You should go out more. Socialize more. Stop living in a cocoon”

I ponder at all the events I’ve participated; nationals and states. I’ve even dine with some top government ministers. And then I realized, how the level of relationship nowadays had dropped to quantities not qualities. Socializing is now all about having a battalion of comrades to escort you in and out of classes. And being up to dates meaning you need to let go your cultures and identities. They say religion is more important than race; thus all the Malays are becoming more Arab than the Arabs themselves.

I am confused. Do you need to become an Arab in order to be a good Muslim? I thought race does not matters?

It is now easier to see people wearing “jubah” or “abaya” rather than “baju kurung”. The males say “jubah” are preferable because the Arabs wear them; yet most of the males never pull on any “jubah”. Ah, don’t you know? Clothes etiquette are only applicable to women? That is why a male wrestler in such a small piece of boxer is welcomed with cheers but female gymnasts would never be treated the same.

Perhaps, it is time to change.

Perhaps, it is time to stop judging.

Perhaps, it is time to stop telling people how to live their life.

Especially, when you yourselves have not done well with yours.