心语04
Updated: Mar 24, 2022
FREEDOM, RIGHTS, & RESPONSIBILITY of THE AGE OF MAJORITY 成年的自由，权利，与责任
在生活不知不觉中，我也被感染了这么一个思维 – ‘21岁’ 是一个重要的岁数。
无法给予‘为什么’一个准确的答案; 但, 就是很合理。
Such an idea crept into life unintentionally: 21 -an important age, the age of majority! Unable to retrieve the most valid reason if I were to be asked why; however all just seems so sensible.
这篇写作激发于跟一位21岁美少女的谈话…
This write up was stimulated by a conversation of mine with a sweet young girl at the age of 21...
饭局中的我被提醒到她已满21岁，我便随意的把话题带入到：“欸，你今年21岁了哦，那你报名投票了没？” 从她回答的整段中，我概述了5点：
At the dinner table, I came to realize that she had reached 21 at that moment, therefore I casually asked: “You’re 21 I see, have you registered to vote yet?” 5 points could be summarized out of her answers.
A. ‘我真的不是很懂政治咧’ | a. 'I am never sure about politics' |
B. ‘我没有想过要投票啦’ | b. 'I've never thought of voting' |
C. ‘投票有用咩？’ | c. 'Is voting even necessary?' |
D. ‘很像没什么改变咯’ | d. 'It doesn't seem to bring any changes' |
E. 附加上一系列的投诉 | e. 'In addition, a long series of complains' |
饭局结束后，我陆陆续续有跟不同朋友讨论到之类的话题，
原来在这Y&Z时代强大的今日里，不止一位年轻人有如上的观点。
身在其中收获如此观点的我，我觉得我有责任更有自由做出回应。
After the meal, I came across such a topic with different friends of a similar age.
The existence of young people who are part of the Gen Y & Z category,
a crucial and powerful group in this kairos moment;
sharing the same thoughts listed above, was what stirred up the fire in my veins.
Being someone who has received such commends
as well as being one who is part of this impactful generation,
I strongly felt the rights and responsibility to speak up upon this matter.
我要说:
My responses:
A+B+C+D+E
我心中对当下最大的疑惑：
如果‘不懂’，那为什么能延伸出那么多的抉择于观点？
‘不懂’ (A)，又哪来的决定‘不想要’，哪来的知道‘没有用’ (B-E)?
What I felt most unjustifiable towards that conversation was:
If she 'never' came to 'know', where do the conclusions and decisions derived from?
How does 'never knew' (A), lead to the decisions of 'not wanting' or concluding that it is 'not necessary'... (B-E).
若你没想投票，那你也别投诉。因为不是消费者就没资格评论货品的好坏。
同样的，如果你没有投票，你就连埋怨的资格都没有！显然，几乎所有生活中的大小事都跟国家政策和
领袖扯得上关系；所以不想投票的你，同等于你心甘情愿乐于腐败其中。
If you never thought of voting, then you shouldn't be complaining. Because only consumers have the right to comment about the product. Therefore, if you are not voting, then you do not have the right to complain.
Clearly, every huge and small matter in life is related to the policy and governing leaders of the nation; so, if you think things are corrupted -'worth complaining', but not wanting to vote, it's the same as if you support and take joy in seeing things being corrupted.
不是投票有没有用，而是你有没有用你投票的自由，资格及权利。
你都没用，或没想用；哪来的谈有没有用？
It is not about whether voting is useful, it is about whether you choose to use this freedom, rights and power of yours or not.
Useful or not, strongly depends on whether you use it or not!
D: ‘很像没什么改变咯’
接着，对于D中认为 ‘没变’这点，我想说的是：改变一直都在发生，而近期则是巨有历史性的！我国6 个世纪，也就是60多年以来政府视乎没有变化，则在2018 年的GE14有了历史性的变化，接着变化不止一次，而是一年里变了三次。这可能对很多人来说很讽刺，可是这仅仅就象征着希望于民主权，也呈现出国家政治有在成长（Hanah Yeoh，2021）。因为这证明了独霸天下，纹丝不动，只手遮天等情况已无法再出现，也没有所谓的‘final say’，即使有了结果，结果还是能有改变，好的坏的也是如此；且在这新科技时代里，黑暗无法被保密，亮光也无法被熄灭。改变不再是梦，而已成了实际；而不管哪个时代正在接棒，改变必须得维持；因为进步的第一步来自于不停的改变！
Moving on, I would like to focus upon Point D 'It doesn't seem to bring any changes'. In case you are not aware, changes happen all the time! After 6 decades of seeming to have unobvious changes, a remarkable change sparkled during the GE14 that happened in the year 2018, followed after the occasion was not just 1 change, but 3 changes in 1 year.
Maybe this may seemed as a laughing stock to many; however this strongly represents that the nation's democracy is growing; unshakable, unchangeable, solo dominance, univocal can no longer be existing; no more 'Final Say', even when things were being concluded, conclusion can still be changed, this is in regards of both good or bad results; hence, in this digital age, truth can no longer be hidden; darkness is exposed, and the light too cannot be diminished.
Change is no longer just a dream, but it is now an ongoing reality; no matter which generation is stepping up to take on the baton, 'change' is the element to be sustained; because every 'improvement' starts from 'growing unendingly'.
(Hanah Yeoh, 2021)
所以现在，进步与改变开始于你手中的一票！
So right now, improvement and change start from the very vote of yours!
*别说不懂不懂了，不懂就要去懂！更深了解，今天建议观看:
*Don't maintain your unknowns, be eager to know more:
Whither Malaysia？https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZjPTcGr7pc
E: 附加上一系列的投诉
你们知道吗，投诉但不行动同等与不惜福？
民主权不是与生俱来的，而是靠着团结的力量去创造，争取，保护，维持；不是一代，而是国家独立以后开始的世世代代尽力至今，才能够让今天的你拥有所谓的‘人权’，‘民主权’，‘自由’… …
你能不懂历史，中学时期上历史课半睡半发呆也不是不能；但你就是不能不惜福，因为今天的你能有这份幸福是累积着你祖宗，多代人民的汗水及泪血。你的一句‘不投票’，就是在丢掉这份‘别人拼命，你在享受’的幸福。
Do you know, if you complain without taking any actions is equivalent to you taking things for granted?
Democracy isn't inborn, it was created, fought, secured, sustained by the power of unity; not unity of just one generation, but generations since independence; in order for you today, being privileged to enjoy and activate democracy as 'human right', 'citizens right', 'freedom'... ...
It is seriously not a big deal if one is not intelligent regarding your very own history, who has not experienced dozing off during Sejarah class? However, it is a big deal if you take things for granted! The privilege of yours being able to enjoy democracy today, procure from the blood, sweat and tears of your ancestors' as well as the many past generations. By simply saying 'I'm not voting', vigorously reflects you dumping away the privilege that others had fought hard for, in order for you today to be able to activate the privilege effortlessly!
除此，维持及守护这份幸福不只是上一代的工作，少不了的更是你我的责任！
根据我国统计局提供的数据，我国每分钟至少有1个生命诞生，在一小时有54位婴儿诞生，一天有1288，在一年则有大约47，000左右婴儿诞生。
而你在某一年很庆幸的成为了几万中之一拥有出生之地，居留权，也享有报生纸上显示的属于你的国籍 –‘马来西亚人’！这份幸运不停延续，在你12岁的时候，你拥有了身份证，响亮的证明着你有一个归宿，一个身份，在茫茫人海里有属于你的土地，象征着‘你’的地方！
'Negaraku, Tanah Tumpahnya Darahku!' 热血澎湃地爱国，是你身为国民无法推卸的责任！
Moreover, sustaining democracy is never just an effort from the past generations, it is also a crucial responsibility of you and I!
According to the Department of Statistic Malaysia, at least 1 life is born in our country every minute, 54 babies are born in an hour, 1288 in a day, and about 47,000 babies are born in a year.
And you are very fortunate to be one of the many thousands in a certain year, existing with a place of birth, having the right to abode, and being certified with an unquestionable nationality since you were born -'Malaysian'! Then the blessings continued, when you turned 12, your identity was further assured, by you being registered with an identity card, loudly proving that you are a citizen of Malaysia, declaring that you have this beautiful identity -'Malaysian'! This is your land, and this place represents you, she is a part of you!
'Negaraku, Tanah Tumpahnya Darahku!' Loving your nation is your undeniable responsibility as a citizen!
若问道为什么投票，不如问为什么不投票？
投票是免费的！是你成年的自由！
YOLO， 这似乎已过时的术语在此显得特别贴切；You only live once，你只活一次，所以请把生命活到极致！ 很多人都在成年事物的其他方面很充分的做到‘极致’，沦落到富有意义与重要性的‘投票’最后不在成年事物的清单里…
你曾期待成年，认定了只要跨过这数字的门槛你就自由了。那么这份成年的自由你没有理由拒绝享受！ 请你把投票，这份意义非凡的成年自由，活到极致精彩！
YOLO的投票吧！
If you were to ask why vote, why don't you ask why not?
Voting is free! it is your freedom of reaching the age of majority!
YOLO, a pretty outdated acronym, but rather applicable; You Only Live Once, so please live life to the fullest!
Many of us dedicate as much as we can to ensure we reach 'fullest' in many other areas of our lives the moment we reach adulthood; however, we end up having 'voting' -one that is crucial and meaningful to not be included in the adulting checklist.
You looked forward to reaching the age of majority, and trusting that as long as you crossed the age, you are then set free. Therefore, you should not reject as well towards such a freedom of the legal age! So, vote wholeheartedly, live this meaningful and important part of your life of being legally aged to the FULLEST!
Vote as if YOLO!
当政治话题被搬到饭局桌上的时候，往往无法避免一些敏感话题…
饭局中，难免的贪污，种族歧视与偏心，对于政党于领袖的质疑等话题有被开启。
假如你很在意一旦不是你肤色的在位置上，会导致你不被偏爱或会剥夺你什么的话；在歧视他人的，自私的，会不会反而是自己呢？
我们之所以是马来西亚就因为我们包含了不同种族，语言及文化。这种种的不同，应该被对待为特色及骄傲，并不是限制。
我非常想说明，一位好的领袖不是由 肤色，年龄，及性别来打量的； 乃是立于一个人的【1】人品，【2】心态，【3】及能力。要满怀期待，跟设立这点为目标； 我国的领袖们要包含以上三点：【1】好的人品；就会极力反对贪污、不公、和不义【2】心态佳；就是对国家和人民满怀爱与热诚【3】能力胜；就证明智慧与行动对于1 跟2 符合，并且到位！
感性地去拥抱你我之间的独特， 理性地慎选我们的领袖！
Whenever political contents are being placed on the dinner table, sensitive topics are often unavoidable...
During the dinner, topics such as corruption, racism, doubt and mistrust towards leaders and many more related topics were being opened up.
If you are very much concerned of one who is not your skin colour to be placed in position, will cause you to be less favoured or benefited; perhaps you are the one who is prejudiced and self-centred.
We are 'Malaysia' only when all the different races, languages and cultures come together! The differences among us should be our pride, not limitations or barriers!
A good leader is not defined by his/her race, age or gender; it is rooted upon his/her integrity, mentality and ability. One who has integrity will be bold to scream 'NO' towards corruption, injustice and unrighteousness; one who has positive mentality will love his/her nation, thus serve the nation with hot burning passion; and one who is capable stands for one whose wisdom and actions are consistent with the first two criteria, hence wisdom and actions being up to par!
Let's embrace our differences emotionally, at the same time select our leaders wisely!
很多的‘不肯行动’往往来自于‘害怕没有胜利‘。我又想大声说明: 虽然输赢很重要，但不是重点！
一个好的政党，无论它输或赢，它依然在, 也还是会为人民服务, 尽心尽力尽责地爱国！而你的支持就是它继续为'Rakyat'奋斗的动力！
所以，你的一票大大地在激励人心，影响国策，改变未来！
Many rejections occurred upon the fear of failure. Hear this out: winning is important, but not the only focus!
A good politician will continue to serve his/her people, love his/her country wholeheartedly; regardless whether the party wins or not! On top of that, your vote and support is what motivates the leader or the party to keep on fighting for the Rakyat's best!
Hence, your vote is directly lifting up one or another, impacting the policy of the nation, and channelling a change of improvements towards the future!
我国是在2021年成功改革了从21岁拥有投票权成18岁拥有投票权。 无论成年于几时的你，成年了的你就是很重要！开始享受这成年了的自由，利用这成年了的权利，发挥这成年了的责任！这，就是你明智及有力量的投票权！
In the year 2021, Undi18 was successfully established! Individuals instead of being 21 and above, can now vote as long as you are 18 and above!
For you who are legally aged, you are extremely important! Go forth and enjoy this freedom of yours, practice this right of yours, and unleash this responsibility of yours! Your vote is powerful, so start now, activate it and cast it wisely!
有句话很典型，但真的很准确 –‘every vote counts!’，不要觉得你的一张票不怎么样，要是因为少了你一张票所以没怎样呢？要知道，如果你不投票，你的诉求就不会被听见；Suara anda tidak boleh didengari, jika anda tidak turun mengundi (MUDA, 2021) ！
The saying may sound cliché, but ever accurate -'every vote counts!', don't ever think that your 1 vote does not bring any change, what if your vote is all that's lacking at the moment for a change? Know that you are not heard if you do not vote; 'Suara anda tidak boleh didengari, jika anda tidak turun mengundi' (MUDA, 2021) ！
也许，在这当投票者的旅程或印象中会面临无数的挫折和失望；但是，放弃或不开始，绝对不可以是你的选择。还没开始的别再坐以待毙，开始了但经历失望的请别就此放弃。你不是一个人，你也别让别人一个人；团结就是力量！让我们一起打造更美好的明天，为你我和未来奋斗出一个更好的马来西亚！
Maybe, there will be countless setbacks and disappointments in the journey or experiences of being a voter; however, giving up or not getting it started is definitely not the option! If you are one who is eligible in age but has not stepped into the journey yet, now is the time to kick start; and if you are one who is already on the journey however having hopelessness and disappointments, be encouraged to not give up! You are not alone, and you should not let another be alone; there is power in unity! Let's combine ourselves together in shaping a better future for you and I, uniting our strength in fighting for a better Malaysia!
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终
Fin.
这是给想要报名投票，却不晓得怎么样的人们：
This section is for those who wish to register for voting but unsure how:
Click into: https://mysprdaftar.spr.gov.my/
2. 点击 PEMOHON AKAUN BAHARU
Then Click: PEMOHON AKAUN BAHARU
3. 把个人资料填写，附上一张身份证照片跟一张个人与身份证的合照
Fill in your personal information, upload an image of your identification card, and a selfie of you holding your identification card.
4. 等待Email出现申请确认
Wait for your email of confirmation
5. 确认收到后，
恭喜你! 你已开启了你应有的投票权。进入账号检查一下吧！
After you have received the email of confirmation,
CONGRATULATION! You are now an eligible voter! Enter your MySPR account to double confirm!
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