Sometimes in life we have to make decisions based on faith. We have to trust our dad that he would not let us fall when we are learning to ride the bicycle for the first time. We have to trust our leaders when he told us that cutting us off from the world currency market will save us from an economic collapse.
We trusted and we were rewarded with an experience beyond our dreams. New worlds was opened to us when we could travelled further than we ever had before. We stood tall while the countries around us crumbled and faced political upheaval as a result of the economic collapse.
But sometimes, the leaders we trust and love as the proverbial saying goes " Took us to Holland". The trust we placed in these leaders was misused and taken advantage of. The naivety of the newbie is used to clear minefields with explosives that remained unexploded until an inopportune time.
Are we stupid or too trusting in these situations? Should we be cynical at every action that goes back to us directly? In this era of "scratch and win" scams and the "Mandarin Speaking Court Officer" scams, it would seemed, being trusting is really a fool's folly. Nothing should not be swallowed without that grain of salt and responsibility should be avoided like an expert tai-chi practitioner. Nothing should be regarded at face value and everything should be scrutinized with the Hubble Telescope , if possible.
Even the act of proposing a person to be a member of Gerakan should now be regarded as act of extreme bravery if we do not know the person personally. How many times had we proposed or seconded a member based on the fact it was okayed by the leader? Imagine trying to build a new branch from scratch and you have to bring every potential new member for an interview with the proposer and seconder so that you will not trouble them when the shit hits the fan and they have the denialbility factor.
There must be a better way to do this thing. I have always wondered why any political party do not have an on line application form so that anybody can just apply to be a member. This would have been more efficient and more transparent as well. With the proposer and seconder thing, you practically have to be invited to be let in. Either that or beg very hard.
With such strict procedures, you really have to take it with a big grain of salt when any political party declares that they want new blood in their party or they have memberships running to the hundred thousands or even millions. How can something so difficult be so easy? This is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma packed in a mystery.
We trusted and we were rewarded with an experience beyond our dreams. New worlds was opened to us when we could travelled further than we ever had before. We stood tall while the countries around us crumbled and faced political upheaval as a result of the economic collapse.
But sometimes, the leaders we trust and love as the proverbial saying goes " Took us to Holland". The trust we placed in these leaders was misused and taken advantage of. The naivety of the newbie is used to clear minefields with explosives that remained unexploded until an inopportune time.
Are we stupid or too trusting in these situations? Should we be cynical at every action that goes back to us directly? In this era of "scratch and win" scams and the "Mandarin Speaking Court Officer" scams, it would seemed, being trusting is really a fool's folly. Nothing should not be swallowed without that grain of salt and responsibility should be avoided like an expert tai-chi practitioner. Nothing should be regarded at face value and everything should be scrutinized with the Hubble Telescope , if possible.
Even the act of proposing a person to be a member of Gerakan should now be regarded as act of extreme bravery if we do not know the person personally. How many times had we proposed or seconded a member based on the fact it was okayed by the leader? Imagine trying to build a new branch from scratch and you have to bring every potential new member for an interview with the proposer and seconder so that you will not trouble them when the shit hits the fan and they have the denialbility factor.
There must be a better way to do this thing. I have always wondered why any political party do not have an on line application form so that anybody can just apply to be a member. This would have been more efficient and more transparent as well. With the proposer and seconder thing, you practically have to be invited to be let in. Either that or beg very hard.
With such strict procedures, you really have to take it with a big grain of salt when any political party declares that they want new blood in their party or they have memberships running to the hundred thousands or even millions. How can something so difficult be so easy? This is a conundrum wrapped in an enigma packed in a mystery.
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