Tolerance Among Malaysian

Malaysia is well-known as a multi racial country that has variety of races such as Malays, Chinese and Indians with many types of religions and its own cultures. What makes Malaysia a unique country is the diversity of the people. 1 Malaysia concept has been introduced by our honoured Prime Minister which is basically to preserve and enhance unity in the diversity which has always been our strength and remains our best hope for the future. The motto of ‘People First, Performance Now’ has showed that our fellow citizens need to support the 1 Malaysia’s go in order to achieve excellence and the integrity among Malaysians. Thus, each of us, despite our differences has to unite together to show our Malaysian identity. There are several suggestions on how we are going to promote unity and tolerance among Malaysians.

One of the ways on how to promote unity and tolerance among Malaysians is by holding cultural events; occasions which are related to the cultures of the society. Lantern festival, for instance is one of the examples of cultural events celebrated in our country. During the festival, a parade would be held and all the people, regardless of their races would celebrate it by carrying lanterns and walking together around the city. Besides that, holding open houses may also help to promote unity and tolerance in our country. When open house is held in a neighbourhood, all the people would be invited without taking into account their races and religions. They may sit together and have their meals while chatting with each other. All of these may strengthen the relationship among Malaysians and raise unity and tolerance among themselves.

Moving on to the next point, unity and tolerance among Malaysians can be promoted through competitions too. All Malaysians, without taking into account the races and religions, may join together in a competition, for instances, walkathon, marathon, or any festivals and carnivals. Have you