Heart of Evil

10 of November shall forever be remembered. In helplessness and desperation tens of thousands of citizens march to exert their right and express their grievances. It gave me hope for Malaysia -that the will and assertion of good men will prevail and overcome evil.

The event shows the best and worst of humans. Police showed restraint, probably to avert international outcry over anything else, particularly after Malaysia's overtones on the relatively recent events in Myanmar. Internal Security Act, a tool often used in the past, was not taken out from the drawer, again to avert international condemnation. UMNO and its apparatus was however quick to condemn and criminalize the event and its participants. They fear for their power, they fear for their egos. How can a man with a clear conscience condemn another into slavery? How can one stomach the subjugate others to submission for one's selfish gains? How can we deprive another's right with indifference? Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his UMNO supporters can. When I first heard the story about a man who sold his soul to the devil, I thought it is incomprehensible for a man to relinquish himself to the ultimate epitome of evil. The thought of surrendering oneself to the devil and eternal damnation for a moments' pleasure was impossible a bargain. After witnessing the events and people surrounding Malaysia, it is only fair to disabuse myself. The devil is beyond an entity. It symbolizes greed, selfishness, oppression and evil. Abdullah Badawi and his supporters, through their actions, has sold his soul the the devil.

From the stories we have been told; in history books the downfall of Hitler; in popular fiction the chronicles of Batman; in Holy books the triumph of Moses on the Pharaoh, that good will succumb evil. That justice will prevail. The 40,000 people on that day lead to 40,000 small triumph against evil. 40,000 closer small minutes closer to the day our oppression will end. 40,000 way forward for Malaysia.