by azly rahman
an academic started off with idealism
in a classrom in a liberal nation
the spirit of the free mind prevails
he is intoxicated perhaps
by the fact that man is born free
and everywhere he is in chains
then he goes back to his culture
he lets society...
and those ignorant of what a free mind means dictates
his thinking
his writing
his scholarship
he then begins to see the beauty
not in leading
but in following
not in liberating the minds of others
but in shackling the minds of the young
--but he is still alone
in his newfound ignorance
still a safe situation for the nation
he sees no need in opening up minds
he sees the need in toeing the line
then he becomes the leader
he becomes the dean
he is no longer james dean
a rebel with or without a cause
he takes pride
in taking sides
he hears voices from above
from the Ignorance
he thinks god hath spoken
he then sees the need
to plant the seeds
of Authority unquestioned by those he leads
he is now empowered
to disempower
the powerless
those young minds
those young academicians
yearning to know the meaning
of thinking freely
so that society will breed mediocrity
and fed like cattle
and be given more grass
so that Man will be happy
and the nation safe and secure
from thinkers espousing anarchy
-- then the dean is rewarded
through both his hard work
and his gameplan to rise to the top
by trampling on others
and by acting like a glorified game warden
he plays the game politicians play
he does this in multiple replays
until he gets what he wants
to become the leader of all the leaders
of the dull and ignorant
and then he becomes the leader of all leaders of education
and that is when
there will be trouble
big time -- for the nation
because dead and gone is idealism
of the need to help the young think and to help minds remain open
because that is what will happen
when there is no revolution
of even for mental improvement
of critical sensibility and the offering of thinking -- in multiple dimensions
and how will it all end for this nation?
you and i have seen
not only the germinating of the seeds of destruction
but the coming of total chaos
because and only because
the intellectuals are now fighting
not anymore for any noble cause
but for more and more rewards
in service of a Darker Force
whose life knows no limit
for Acquired Ignorance
let alone the Illusion of Wisdom ...
ameen to us all
ameen to us all
ameen -- ar
an academic started off with idealism
in a classrom in a liberal nation
the spirit of the free mind prevails
he is intoxicated perhaps
by the fact that man is born free
and everywhere he is in chains
then he goes back to his culture
he lets society...
and those ignorant of what a free mind means dictates
his thinking
his writing
his scholarship
he then begins to see the beauty
not in leading
but in following
not in liberating the minds of others
but in shackling the minds of the young
--but he is still alone
in his newfound ignorance
still a safe situation for the nation
he sees no need in opening up minds
he sees the need in toeing the line
then he becomes the leader
he becomes the dean
he is no longer james dean
a rebel with or without a cause
he takes pride
in taking sides
he hears voices from above
from the Ignorance
he thinks god hath spoken
he then sees the need
to plant the seeds
of Authority unquestioned by those he leads
he is now empowered
to disempower
the powerless
those young minds
those young academicians
yearning to know the meaning
of thinking freely
so that society will breed mediocrity
and fed like cattle
and be given more grass
so that Man will be happy
and the nation safe and secure
from thinkers espousing anarchy
-- then the dean is rewarded
through both his hard work
and his gameplan to rise to the top
by trampling on others
and by acting like a glorified game warden
he plays the game politicians play
he does this in multiple replays
until he gets what he wants
to become the leader of all the leaders
of the dull and ignorant
and then he becomes the leader of all leaders of education
and that is when
there will be trouble
big time -- for the nation
because dead and gone is idealism
of the need to help the young think and to help minds remain open
because that is what will happen
when there is no revolution
of even for mental improvement
of critical sensibility and the offering of thinking -- in multiple dimensions
and how will it all end for this nation?
you and i have seen
not only the germinating of the seeds of destruction
but the coming of total chaos
because and only because
the intellectuals are now fighting
not anymore for any noble cause
but for more and more rewards
in service of a Darker Force
whose life knows no limit
for Acquired Ignorance
let alone the Illusion of Wisdom ...
ameen to us all
ameen to us all
ameen -- ar
1 comment:
Dr.Azly,
Just read this from elsewhere, sorry Prof, it' s vulgar:
[ Remember that female UM Vice Chancellor and her “Just because we are women and we don’t have that thing between the legs so we are not good”? ]
Can't fathom it was highly strung out, by a VC ? The great low thinking statement leads her to conspicuously be treated as such. It will never be uttered by any faculty members in the corridors of academic intelligentsia over here in the States, in the UK, in Europe, etc.
The prominent political scientist professor of UM is sacked ? He and his friend of the same calibre will not lack opportunities, UM's loss, others' great gain. As said before, where is the freedom and protection of rights for being independent and truthful for the betterment of an organisation ? Should have been celebrated as the norm culture. Supposedly the clear conscience of a civilized society ? What is the end product, with character, when there is the absence of high integrity, academic independence and excellence. As such, the prevalent culture demoralizes those handful of dedicated faculty members left, those diligent, thinking and outstanding students. It will not augur well with the international students in UM.
The thinking Malaysian citizens worldwide and in Bolehland are incensed by the sacking of a great honest man. Looks like it is in the goons' systematic strategies in ensuring all the madness keeps morphing. Regardless whether the insanity ends or not, in peace each one of us will work well and berjasa immensely. Our good rewards come from the Faithful God Almighty. Ameen.
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