The Seeds We Sow...

... and we are now reaping the fruits. Seeds are small... but the fruits from those seeds are usually many hundred times bigger than their origins. And that is exactly what is happening to Malaysia now. Small evils becoming big evils...

We are always talking about benchmarking... so here's a few questions to ponder.

1. Is the civil service more corrupt now?
2. Do we have more integrity in our public and private lives now?
3. What is the perception of the public towards our police?
4. What do you think is the most likely answer if we ask about the independence of our judiciary?
5. Is the government today considered by the majority as a clean government?
6. Are our politicians trustworthy?
7. Do you think there is abuse of power at every level of the civil service?
8. Do you think the authorities act in a very high handed manner often?
   
9. Do you think our civil servants are people with good integrity and morals?

For too long, we've closed an eye, okayed questionable morals and practices, allowed the rot to set in, compromised on what is right and just. And the little evils that we have been condoning are today hastening to become big evils. Pacts made with the little devils are bearing fruits for their master.... huge fruits!

We justify everything.. then we proclaim it in righteous voices they are 'right'. Take a look at this. Guess what a bunch of journalist for a supposedly religious-based magazine did? They went undercover, purportedly to uncover, again purported conversions... but what they did next was totally unacceptable. They partook of the Holy Communion and then spat it out, photographed it and published it in their magazine. Going undercover for a story... that's fine. But taking it a couple of steps further like this? It tells me that these journalist are willing to stoop low enough to sell their own souls too for I am sure their faith would not have condoned such behaviour. The Editor, journalists... they peddled their souls to sell their papers.. all done in the name of their faith. Emotions stoked, magazines sell like goreng pisang... $$$$ made and power base built!

Then the 30% fare increase.... am still trying to make sense of it. I hear TNB will be raising its tarriffs soon too... they say it's gas prices this time. Anyway, they'll be another round of price increase soon after... everyone has to make a living! If we're not careful, we'll become Zimbabwe sooner than we realize it. Seeds of greed....

And oh ya! While we are this, there's this guy who seems to imply that Teoh Beng Hock's death shouldn't be a big issue. What's one death? No big deal even with the shroud of mystery surrounding it.. a shroud that might involve gahmen agencies... seeds of injustice bearing fruit now?

The seeds we sow... look around us. What kinds of seeds are we sowing? Cos if it's integrity we sow then integrity we'll get, honesty we sow then honesty we get. But if it's greed we sow, then all other little hells will break lose... greed causes us to go down those rotten paths like murder, lying, cheating, abuse, bullying - the anak-pinak of greed goes down to the cucu-cicit quite easily and readily.

As in the case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.. when Jekyll gave in to his carnal wishes, he finally lost himself to Hyde... the power, strength, youthful vigour in Hyde was too much to resist and Jekyll succumbed. And the evil that perpetuated from Hyde was terrible.. the whole of London lived in fear. But Jekyll lost everything in the end, including his life.

I guess such kind of ending would make the Devil most happy... cos he would gain an extra follower in his fiery kingdom for his pleasure - watching this wretched soul writhe in pain, thirst and hunger. Very apt don't you think? In life, the wretched one makes others suffer and watches on and gloats... In the world to come, his 'master' would watch him suffer with pleasure too. What goes around will come around....