Budaya Ilmu atau budaya apa?

Assalamualaikum.

Malamku ini, walaupun di sebalik kedamaian Syawal, di sebalik hujan yang baru sahaja reda, namun terpanggil diriku ini untuk berkongsi sebuah perkara yang begitu jarang sekali kita lihat. Kebetulan hari ini membuka begitu banyak webpage berita (iyelah, semalam a.k.a rabu semua mainstream news media bercuti). Lantaran itu, terbacalah page ini, dan terkejutlah hamba akan adanya, seperti mana terkejutnya seorang ibu yang melihat anaknya hampir lemas di dalam bath tub.

Arahan sertai pesta muzik tak sesuai

SAYA berpendapat pelajar Universiti Teknologi Petronas tidak sesuai diarah supaya menyertai konsert yang dinamakan ‘Music Fest 3’ di Ipoh pada 17 September lalu. Apabila saya mendapat tahu, saya amat terkejut kerana sebuah institusi pengajian tinggi yang hebat seperti universiti berkenaan sepatutnya membudayakan ilmu ke dalam jiwa pelajarnya.

Saya berpendapat acara itu tidak menyumbang kepada pembentukan jati diri mahasiswa yang baik. Terus-terang saya katakan, sebagai seorang ayah yang prihatin masa depan anaknya, harapan saya apabila menghantar anak ke universiti supaya dia dibudayakan dengan budaya ilmu, bukan dibudayakan dengan aktiviti hiburan yang boleh menghala kepada gejala sosial.

Kali pertama saya menjejaki Universiti Teknologi Petronas, saya melihat kakitangan yang ada cukup mesra, baik, sopan-santun dan memuaskan hati saya agar anak saya terpelihara dengan baik apabila melanjutkan pelajarannya di universiti berkenaan.

Kegiatan yang dianjurkan itu membimbangkan hati saya, apakah benar bahawa anak saya akan dibudayakan dengan ilmu?

BAPA PRIHATIN,
MAHMOOD,
Medan Istana, Ipoh.

(Sumber : http://www.bharian.com.my/m/BHarian/Thursday/Surat/20061025221750/Article/)

Pertama kali membacanya, terkejut juga. Namun begitu, itulah hakikatnya berada di dalam sebuah universiti yang mengamal open-university concept. Pelajar seakan-akan bebas memperagakan apa-apa sahaja, asalkan tidak melanggar undang-undang mereka yang serba tidak ketat itu. Mana tidaknya, dalam akta, perempuan tak boleh pakai skirt pendek2, yg lebih pendek dr lutut kot. Tapi, depa pakai, tak kene saman pon. Haprak aa.

Ok, sori, off-topic. It's about budaya ilmu, and budaya hedonisma. Yes, UTPians are substansially killing themselves with such musics. Yes, music is perhaps one of the key in life, or in better words, as part of enjoying ourselves.

But, then again, too much enjoyment kills, as too much morphine taken by a soldier finally made the soldier died. It is a simple analogy.

Finally, there are some parents who are aware of such behaviours of their children. To anyone yang terase, sorry to say, but in this point, I am with this Bapa Prihatin. That's all. Thank you. Wassalam.

[Diz post was taken from my friendster blog, dated 26 Oct 2006]

ABU UBAIDAH BIN JARRAH

Wajahnya selalu berseri. Matanya bersinar. Tubuhnya tinggi kurus. Bidang bahunya kecil. Setiap mata senang melihat kepadanya. Dia selalu ramah tamah, sehingga setiap orang merasa simpati kepadanya. Di sampmg sifatnya yang lemah lembut, dia sangat tawadhu’ (rendah hati) dan sangat pemalu. Tetapi bila menghadapi suatu urusan penting, dia sangat cekatan ba gaikan singa jantan bertemu musuh. Dialah kepercayaan ummat Muhammad. Namanya‘Amir bin ‘Abdillah bin Jarrah Al Fihry Al Qurasyi”, dipanggil “Abu ‘Ubaidah”.

Which 'D' are you on?

On one side it is dictatorship, and on the other, it is 'democracy'.

In year 2002, we watched one of the biggest war in the millenium, which was 'supposedly' to give a 'freedom' to Iraq.

Many challanged the USA's decision, but Uncle Sam's word was final, WAR. FREEDOM. DEMOCRACY.

Well, like it is.

On one side it is dictatorship, and on the other, it is 'democracy'.

In year 2002, we watched one of the biggest war in the millenium, which was 'supposedly' to give a 'freedom' to Iraq.

Many challanged the USA's decision, but Uncle Sam's word was final, WAR. FREEDOM. DEMOCRACY.

Well, like it is.

AP) - COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix on Wednesday described the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq as a "pure failure" that had left the country worse off than under the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein.

In unusually harsh comments to Danish newspaper Politiken, the diplomatic Swede said the U.S. government had ended up in a situation in which neither staying nor leaving Iraq were good options.

"Iraq is a pure failure," Blix was quoted as saying. "If the Americans pull out, there is a risk that they will leave a country in civil war. At the same time it doesn't seem that the United States can help to stabilize the situation by staying there."

War-related violence in Iraq has grown worse with dozens of civilians, government officials and police and security forces being killed every day. At least 83 American soldiers have been killed in October - the highest monthly toll this year.

Blix said the situation would have been better if the war had not taken place.

"Saddam would still have been sitting in office. OK, that is negative and it would not have been joyful for the Iraqi people. But what we have gotten is undoubtedly worse," he was quoted as saying.

Blix led the UN inspectors that searched for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. He came under heavy fire from Washington when he urged U.S. President George W. Bush to allow the weapons inspectors and the IAEA to continue their work as a way to stave off a war.

Ultimately a U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq and no weapons of mass destruction were found.

Perhaps, that is what U.S is all about. Not the people, but the one who sit on top of them, the one who governs them, through the Oval Room, through the White House, through the Pentagon.

Honestly, I believe many had already smell the lies said by ze Mr. President. When he said 'kill Osama', did he make it? No, all he did was 'freeing' Afghanistan, and put his 'henchman' there, Hamid Karzai. Even the Sept 11 attack had already look ambigiously strange. Like a soap drama.

When ze same person say 'Iraq has WMD', they searched for it. Even though they had to overthrow the government. And yet, nothing was found.

I believe that this man is only trying to use all the U.S' funds for himself, using the U.S Armed Corps for himself, and his family. If he was trying to take down the hostile countries with the capability of having a nuclear weapon, or WMD, why is North Korea left, and he let them do their 'dirty' job?

Not just that, the same person, is already planning on another attack, Iran. His next pit-stop. Under the name of 'democracy'. Pity you Mr. President. You are just being rhetoric.