And I quote:
There is no shame or loss of sovereignty in admitting wrongs and attempting to redress them. There is every shame and imminent loss of sovereignty in perpetuating the wrongs and denying them.
It is humans nature to let ego/pride get into the way most of the time of not admitting wrongs, and denying mistakes done. Refusing to admit is one thing but what is worse, refusing to learn from mistakes done in the past and re-doing them again, repeating history again just to deny mistakes done in the past. I see alot of this everyday and it is saddening. The writer's quote is really clearly and brilliantly stated.
Referring back to the topic of discussion in the article, I was reminded of stories of a few friends who visited Kuching for the Rain Forest Music Festival 2008 few weeks ago. I asked them "How is Kuching compared to Kota Kinabalu?" Their reply were all the same. That Kota Kinabalu was a more 'happening' place, but Kuching city is 'cleaner'. Out of curiosity I asked them, "Cleaner? How?". They explained cleaner not only meaning streets are clean and rubbish free but they felt save walking the streets. Being in the Borneo Island, we share similar borders with Indonesia, yet they have no immigrant problems. There is are no 'street kids or adults' and crime rates are believed to be lower because they have lower immigrant or 'economic migrant' problems. Apart from that Kuching is also cleaner because the city is well developed and well cared for.
Reading the article and recalling my friends' story had me pondering for awhile. How can we be so different? I am sure that all Sabahans are wishing that Kota Kinabalu & Sabah will not only be a more 'happening' place with 'happening' people, but also a cleaner place in every aspect.
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