An Inconvenient Walk
It was inconvenient for many. For both the interested and the disinterested. But it was no less a call to our conscience. It was an issue of legality - and to some, defiance. Even denial. Fear and conscience can bring out the best or the worst.
Each has responded but more expected. Each have made their stand. The stand to making no stands, yes that too. Hopes remained. The call is made and songs are sung, ringing into stirring anthems. Poets have written and the people have walked. But what do we hear?
“Yo ho, haul together, hoist the colours high….” the colour beamed. No, the rain couldn’t wash them away, but flushed them to the royal gates instead.
But will yellow turn saffron?
i m impressed you came down all the way for the march. my brother told me about it when he got back - he was the guy sitting next to you at the table during the wedding dinner on sat night.
Jesus was surely right when he said, Scandals will inevitably arise. What remains to be seen is how we react when they do arise.
you’re gonna ask - did i go? i was invited, but i could not go. work commitments took up my time that sat…still, i remember the first Article 11 forum, i was there. and i believe we can all make a difference somehow if we’d all stand up and speak together.
p/s coming to ipoh sometime in dec. want to meet up?
Didn’t know he’s your brother. I suppose some of us are challenged differently and are learning to respond in the best way we could.
Do let me know when you are back.
Kudos to the ministry of presence and solidarity
We were there too