Saturday, December 05, 2009

THE VICIOUS CIRCLE

by Ija (who I usually agree with, and whom I miss so much - we are working in the same hospital, but very rarely seen each other)


It has been a circle from the earliest of human developement. But as we are living in a community which demonstrates such a cruelty, it is a shame if we can't see it with our very own eyes.

It is not far from me, seeing what is happening in Terengganu, a state taken as an example. Known for its glorious culture,food and OiL it is also known as one of the poorest states. It is.

Truthfully, the federal earnings from our valued source-OIL is such of a great number. The federal earns multi billions from that. The people in Terengganu should actually at least get something in return - a proper education, facilities and at least a proper health service. But they are not.

So many people had realised and claimed that if the earnings are 'used' properly by the federal, each of us can at least enjoy a decent allowance monthly. The gas for cooking will be free! Education should not be a problem. The villagers can have a proper transportation getting to the hospitals. The students from remote areas can enjoy schooling as they do not have to wait for hours and hours to get a lift to the school. What a shame to the superiors who had let these happening.

Now that the earnings are being swallowed and smuggled into their own pockets, they are the ones who are responsible for the consequences of these poor people.

I want to show a typical example. It all started from being in an unstable poor family. Imagine a boy having to stop school because there is no breadwinner and he has to be one. He does not like school cause it's very hard to get to. Starts working catching fishes in the sea with fellow adolescents, eventually gets into drug abusing. It is very common here. Or they get into this popular social activity -they went merempit. Got into an accident, and admitted to the hospital.

These rempits got somone killed. The rempits got comatosed. The parents are worried sick everyday, taking care relentlessly with sleepless nights. The mother patiently cares for the boy who is now require an attention of an infant. And when they are conscious , they get back into their attitudes-being rude and not thankful to the parents. But the parents keep being calm,thinking their child is unstable hence letting them to be as such.

I am pointing out that if at least if these people get their proper education, the chance of them being a social junkie is much less. And why did they not get the education they deserve? Because those responsible in providing it is not doing their jobs.

The circle of social problem does not start with poor home education. It starts from the government. It starts from the way resources are being given to the people. It is even worse when the money is there, instead it is going to the wrong hands. This is a circle which should be destroyed, as more poeple will suffer the consequences.

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