C P. The man and the party.
This is something that've been playing in my head for quite a while.The Japanese killed thousands and tortured many people during their occupation of Malaya. They took our forefathers from their homes and family to work on the Death Railway, carving out the Hellfire Pass. We are often reminded of their horrific act and are still scared of alleged hantu jepun sightings here and there.
Yet, after they surrendered and the war ended, we are now in good terms with them. What's past is the past. They are our closest trading partner. We send our students to study their technology. Some of our schools teach their language and celebrate their culture. I personally am in love with sushi and so are many others.
The thing is, if why can we forgive them for their three odd years of brutality then why is it so hard for us to forgive the communists? Three years of Japanese brutality over two weeks of them commies. Why is it so difficult? Is it because unlike Japan, they offer no economical benefit to the country?
Nelson Mandela after becoming president after the collapse of apartheid did not call for the blacks to wage a vendetta against the whites. Instead he tried to unite the people and bring them together in unity as South Africans and no longer as black or whites. What more greatness could men achieve if not to embrace their oppressor, their tyrant as a friend?
I'm not going to say that we should forget what the commies did back then. I mean, we didn't forget what the Japs did did we? But if we can forgive and turn a new leaf to one enemy, then we should try to do the same to others as well.
One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist.
We are humans after all. Humans make mistakes.
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- Saturday, May 30, 2009
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