2nd October 2024
Happy Sarawak Day To All
We come from different parents.
From different families.
From different ethnics.
From different kampongs, villages and towns.
Embracing different religious beliefs.
And we do not know one another.
We live in separate family environment.
We inherit the cultures and customs of our parents.
The traditions passed by their forefathers.
We grew up by the values and morals taught by them.
To respect the elders and emulate their good characters.
The human values set forth centuries ago by our ancestors.
We grew up and went to same school.
We were taught civics, morals and ethical values.
We integrate and learn from one another our beliefs and cultures.
We learn and speak each other’s dialects.
We inter-marriage for love of one another.
Crossing over faiths and cultures.
Accepting one another with respect.
Our children though of different beliefs and faiths learn to accept one another.
Amongst their big families are muslims, christians, buddhists and many more.
Their families and relatives spread like wild fire.
There are no partitions to their life except their religious beliefs.
Sharing and honoring each other’s customs and traditions during festives.
Visiting one another to foster family relations and honoring tradiions.
This is the Sarawak way of life.
A true Sarawakian will understand this.
Sarawak for Sarawakians is what we are.
The melting pot generations that had co-existed for centuries.
Accepting differences and united as one.
Our way of living in harmony and loving one another.
Honoring our ancestorial customs, traditions and religious beliefs.
The key to Sarawak unity in diversity for centuries.
To this day cherishing our Sarawak Day with one heart.
Celebrating our Merdeka Day as one people.
And honoring our Malaysia Day as one nation.
Eternal peace and prosperity for our Fairland Sarawak
The land of the hornbills where warriors never die.
Setulus ikhlas dari kami,
Perttubuhan Pembangunan Masyarakat Melayu Sarawak (PAMS)
Prof. Ts Dr Bidin Chee Bin Kifli
FCILT
Email : dr.bidincheekifli@gmail.com
Contact : 014 395 8962