Tokoh yang Mulia.

Did you read in the article titled 'Pay It Forward' in The Star last Sunday? It made me smile. People wrote in on how they did it.

One suggested to stick a coin at the phone booth with a 'Use Me' note on it.

One puts coins in a potted nursery just so that the 'gardener' gets her little surprise from 'mother nature'.

One gets a bouquet of flowers from the market and send it to the nearest old folks home and she's called 'gadis bunga' since.

One paid the highway toll fee for the stranger behind.

you know.... things which has no prejudice on who and what status the receiver is and there's no intention to fish for a 'thank you'.

"Verily Allah is kind and loves kindness in all affairs."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

"Allah is Kind and loves kindness, and He rewards it in a way that He does not reward harshness, and in a way unlike any other."

(Muslim)

There is one Islamic icon other than Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhari whom I would like others to remember of his contribution.

Professor di Raja Ungku Aziz....

YM. Professor Diraja Tun Dr. Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid (28 Januari 1922 - )

- an educationist and economist
- an Islamic activist

Among his contributions:-
* Perlaksanaan Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) bagi membantu bumiputera menikmati agihan kekayaan negara serta Majlis Perundingan Ekonomi Negara(Mapen) II.
* Pencetus idea penubuhan
- Lembaga Urusan dan Tabung Haji (LTH)
- Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP)
- Angkatan Koperasi Kebangsaan Berhad(Angkasa)
- Universiti Malaya
- Akademi Islam
- Pusat Asasi Sains
- Pekanbuku.

I would consider his produce, his daughter, the current Bank Negara Malaysia, Y.M. Tan Sri Dato' Ungku Dr. Zeti Akhtar, as one of his greatest contribution too towards the society.

How many local Professors and Dr's we know that only acquire those status by reading and absorbing knowledge and just merely to be known as an intellect? and nothing else.

Amidst his deep intellectual talks as his gestures is very much Mat Salleh British, I get intrigued when he can still mention 'pedas' things such as

‘‘Ini suatu cadangan yang gila dan kurang ajar. Individu tersebut fikir dia boleh beli apa sahaja yang dia mahu kerana ada banyak wang. Saya sendiri tak kenal orang yang cuba berbuat demikian."

on rumours last June mentioning millionaire, Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan's (Guocoland (M) Sdn. Bhd.) idea to move Malaya University to Sepang and reconstruct the current site as a commercial and housing estate which project would rake almost RM10 billion.

‘‘Saya tidak fikir mana-mana universiti di luar negara sanggup dibeli oleh mana-mana individu hanya untuk kepentingan peribadi mereka kerana mereka sangat menghargai gedung ilmu,’’

I wish one day I would be able to have a conversation with him.... one day...

Ohh there's so much we can do even if we are not highly educated.


Picture ehsan dari: Udeyismail.fotopages.com I would call the picture above 'Sign of Hope'.