Attended a lecture on "New Governance" and followed by discussion last night. The lecture was delivered by a newly minted deputy minister and first term MP. About 40 participants from a broad spectrum of background were there. These includes businessmen, professionals, academicians, social activists, student leaders, government servants and politicians.
The lecture topic is not something new so I will not elaborate further but what is interesting which I need to highlighted is the initiative to have this sort of session. This deputy minister is not the usual politician that we are exposed to, meaning those that are arrogant and too engrossed with power going into their pea brain and acting as seems they are holier or brainier than we the ordinary rakyat. He is down to earth and easily approachable from the many years I knew him.
I think he is trying to ensure his newly found "power" do not morphed him into a typical politician who lost their ideals and aspirations for the society once they are comfortable in their cushy armchair in the corridors of power. And those people at the lecture who are his circle of close networking friends are expected to keep on reminding him to keep track of his idealism and agenda for society.
We, which included his supportive wife, hopes that he will not fall into the political trappings which many politicians before him already did once they detached themselves from their self conscience and the ordinary folks. All the best to you brother!
