Saturday, March 21, 2009

Something To Think About...


1. When you shake hands or 'salam' with somebody, there's really not much to think about, right?

2. Well, when you think about it, when you shake somebody by the hand, you are touching a hand that has shook countless other hands before. Some sort of 'bond' or 'chain' forms, linking you to the person you are shaking hands with, and also to countless other people who had shook hands with that person in the past.

3. Take, for example, leaders of nations. When you have the chance to shake hands with, say, Tun Dr. Mahathir, 'theoretically', you are discreetly 'partially' shaking hands with our past PMs (Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussein Onn), countless other world leaders, the likes of George W. Bush, the Queen of England, and the King of Saudi Arabia, just to name a few, numerous CEOs, business people from around the world, and even sports stars (we're talking Michael Schumacher here). Oh, and don't forget Sudirman !

4. How cool is that?

5. Such is the privilege of shaking hands with a national hero.We should be thankful and have the utmost respect, at all times, for Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia, for giving Malaysia the economical and industrial boost that she so very much needed. In fact, we should have the utmost respect for all our leaders in various fields of work.

6. Tun's leadership style, the decisions he made, and the actions he took, all were relevant, during his premiership.

7. So, feel a little love and respect the next time you shake hands or 'salam' with somebody. And also, respect thy leader, respect thy teacher, respect thy family, respect thy friends, and respect thyself.

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