August has been a hectic month. Since the 51st Independence Day is just around the corner, I feel like saying something about how grateful I am to be a Malaysian (minus the political issues and bad public transportation services), and especially to live in Malaysia in the present days. Life is not difficult as compared to the earlier years. I have read Nelson Mandela's Autobiography entitled The Long Walk to Freedom. The title itself has a gist of what the autobiography entails. Most of it is his story on how he dealt with colonial power. During class, we discussed quite a lot of issues regarding this text, i.e. hegemony, apartheid and a few others.
I remembered reading the history textbook in my high school years, yet the information about our very own leaders who fought for the country's independence is very little. I believe that there are also autobiographies of our leaders out there, but it would be more interesting if we have the chance to at least read one significant part of their journey, just like Mandela's. Maybe students need more illustration of their struggles and sufferings, so that they can better understand what nationhood is.
I admire Mandela's courage and I personally feel that he is a great leader of his time.
I remembered reading the history textbook in my high school years, yet the information about our very own leaders who fought for the country's independence is very little. I believe that there are also autobiographies of our leaders out there, but it would be more interesting if we have the chance to at least read one significant part of their journey, just like Mandela's. Maybe students need more illustration of their struggles and sufferings, so that they can better understand what nationhood is.
I admire Mandela's courage and I personally feel that he is a great leader of his time.
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