Open Up Your Mind

I just came back from BTN and seriously I felt super duper tired throughout the programme but I must say it was fun. Before this I heard lot of comments about the programme, they said if you go to BTN camp they will ‘brainwash’ you. I had attended 2 camps under BTN before this, when I was in form 2 and form 4. Frankly said, BTN do teach me lot of things. I believe my batch mates (Zero Deux Six) still remember Mr. Hamim, don’t you? Ayat dia yang saya still ingat sampai sekarang..

“Every time you fail don’t cry, because your tears will make your vision blur. What you should do is, take a handkerchief, wipe your tears, open your eyes wide and wait for the second chance. When you see it, grab it and don’t let it go.”

I went there (BTN) dengan lapang dada, because I want to clear out things that bother my mind, POLITICS. To be honest I don’t like politics because I think it is full of hypocrisy. The problem is, I can’t help myself to stay away from all those issues in politics. One of the factors is my uncle. =) Kalau gi rumah dia tak sah kalau tak dengar dia cakap pasal politik, so I learn about politics from his point of view. I think most of us are like that, we learn politics from the elders and sometimes we just agree everything they said. Then dengan sedikit maklumat yang kite dapat dari mane-mane akhbar, internet, majalah or buah mulut orang, kita terus condemned pihak-pihak tertentu. For me, that is third world mentality. We should consider the other side argument, listen to what they want to say and only then we can make our judgement, but remember it must be rational berlandaskan ajaran Islam. So, untuk generasi-generasi pelapis pimpinan Negara janganlah terlalu cepat melatah apabila timbul sesuatu isu. If you ever see orang melatah, teramatlah BURUK and sangatlah BAHAYA kepada orang lain. Whatever it is, Islam teach us to be moderate in everything we do. So think out of the box, jangan jadi seperti “katak di bawah tempurung”.

Khairul