As a practising Buddhist, the lighting of candles and incense is a daily ritual for me. The lighting of candles is to symbolise wisdom realising emptiness and the path of light to guide sentient beings out the darkness of suffering in samsara.
Of late, there has been many reasons to light up candles for others too.
Many Chinese around the world had celebrated Mid-Autumn festival last Saturday as well yesterday, filling many residential areas with lots of beautiful lanterns aided by little festive coloured candles whilst some Malay households have begun to light lamps outside their houses to mark the ending of the month of fasting and the coming Hari Raya festival.
Tonight, Malaysians of all races, colour and creed will be lighting candles to mark Malaysia Day which falls tomorrow; to signify their hope for a better Malaysia and in rememberance of our heroes who have been wrongly detained via the gomen's draconian and vile act of the ISA. I believe the "light" protest invites people to do a simple task on a certain moment for a specific cause. To me, it signifies a symbolic expression of our unified stance.
With my lighted candle, I will definitely say a prayer tonight for all goodness to prevail.
Of late, there has been many reasons to light up candles for others too.
Many Chinese around the world had celebrated Mid-Autumn festival last Saturday as well yesterday, filling many residential areas with lots of beautiful lanterns aided by little festive coloured candles whilst some Malay households have begun to light lamps outside their houses to mark the ending of the month of fasting and the coming Hari Raya festival.
Tonight, Malaysians of all races, colour and creed will be lighting candles to mark Malaysia Day which falls tomorrow; to signify their hope for a better Malaysia and in rememberance of our heroes who have been wrongly detained via the gomen's draconian and vile act of the ISA. I believe the "light" protest invites people to do a simple task on a certain moment for a specific cause. To me, it signifies a symbolic expression of our unified stance.
With my lighted candle, I will definitely say a prayer tonight for all goodness to prevail.
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