If Taib can be appointed as governor of Sarawak despite the scandals on his abused of power and accumulation of excessive unexplained wealth, why it is so surprising if Musa Aman was given the same privilege to be head of the state. The elitist Malays function is to help themselves to all the riches of the nation. Politicians ultimate goal is to help themselves, as if they are the lord of the land, just as the British set as an example to plunder the nation's wealth. What politicians fail to appreciate is that no matter how much you dared and succeeded in accumulating for themselves from acquiring all millions in land or bank accounts, what count the most before is what kind of life you live while you are in power? While in power the politician still eats one meal, sleep in one bed and wear a pair of shoes in his feet at any one time,once he stops breathing, nothing belongs to him. He is just a temporary trustee of all the materials riches in his name, nothing more, nothing less.
If a man is after money, he's money mad; if he keeps it, he's a capitalist; if he spends it, he's a playboy; if he doesn't get it, he's a never-do-well; if he doesn't try to get it, he lacks ambition. If he gets it without working for it; he's a parasite; and if he accumulates it after a life time of hard work, people call him a fool who never got anything out of life. Vic Oliver (8 July 1898-15 Aug 1964)
Many years after the politicians have died, how will be remembered as history seems fit to record down as his achievement?
It seems most politicians are literate and are able to read and write and write a signature below their names. But to be of any positive value to mankind and his own future generations, how rich one dies, is not that important, what really counts are of three mental resilience which makes a man a real man of any value or substance for future generations.
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
― Alvin Toffler (4 Oct 1928- 27 June 2016)
He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. Sir William Drummond (26 Sept 1769-29 March 1828)
. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. Simone Weil (3 February 1909 - 24 August 1943)
Attachment of any kind be it obsession with wealth, position or popularity is what make a politician, what he is- that prevents him from really enjoy life.
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite - only a sense of existence. Well, anything for variety. I am ready to try this for the next ten thousand years, and exhaust it. How sweet to think of! my extremities well charred, and my intellectual part too, so that there is no danger of worm or rot for a long while. My breath is sweet to me. O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.”
― Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
The Sultan of Johor as King of Malaysia signifies a return to British colonialism. He is for the better part an Englishman with a generous serve of the remaining 37 varieties like Heinz Baked Beans. Rurks, Central Asians etc etc
If Taib can be appointed as governor of Sarawak despite the scandals on his abused of power and accumulation of excessive unexplained wealth, why it is so surprising if Musa Aman was given the same privilege to be head of the state. The elitist Malays function is to help themselves to all the riches of the nation. Politicians ultimate goal is to help themselves, as if they are the lord of the land, just as the British set as an example to plunder the nation's wealth. What politicians fail to appreciate is that no matter how much you dared and succeeded in accumulating for themselves from acquiring all millions in land or bank accounts, what count the most before is what kind of life you live while you are in power? While in power the politician still eats one meal, sleep in one bed and wear a pair of shoes in his feet at any one time,once he stops breathing, nothing belongs to him. He is just a temporary trustee of all the materials riches in his name, nothing more, nothing less.
If a man is after money, he's money mad; if he keeps it, he's a capitalist; if he spends it, he's a playboy; if he doesn't get it, he's a never-do-well; if he doesn't try to get it, he lacks ambition. If he gets it without working for it; he's a parasite; and if he accumulates it after a life time of hard work, people call him a fool who never got anything out of life. Vic Oliver (8 July 1898-15 Aug 1964)
Many years after the politicians have died, how will be remembered as history seems fit to record down as his achievement?
It seems most politicians are literate and are able to read and write and write a signature below their names. But to be of any positive value to mankind and his own future generations, how rich one dies, is not that important, what really counts are of three mental resilience which makes a man a real man of any value or substance for future generations.
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
― Alvin Toffler (4 Oct 1928- 27 June 2016)
He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. Sir William Drummond (26 Sept 1769-29 March 1828)
. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. Simone Weil (3 February 1909 - 24 August 1943)
Attachment of any kind be it obsession with wealth, position or popularity is what make a politician, what he is- that prevents him from really enjoy life.
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual. It is surprising how contented one can be with nothing definite - only a sense of existence. Well, anything for variety. I am ready to try this for the next ten thousand years, and exhaust it. How sweet to think of! my extremities well charred, and my intellectual part too, so that there is no danger of worm or rot for a long while. My breath is sweet to me. O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it, for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment.”
― Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
The Sultan of Johor as King of Malaysia signifies a return to British colonialism. He is for the better part an Englishman with a generous serve of the remaining 37 varieties like Heinz Baked Beans. Rurks, Central Asians etc etc