#56: Order in chaos?: An Open Letter to Zaid Ibrahim

If you notice, I haven't been writing about politics for a while, maybe since the 100-storey mega tower protest.

Alright then, let us get straight to the point.
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Recently, we hear news about Zaid Ibrahim pulling out from the run for vice-presidency of the PKR party, and more recently, he has decided to quit PKR on December 16.

According to him, all is to blame Anwar Ibrahim and Azmin Ali.

Now, papers all over the nation are writing about this embarassing issue that is now making the Pakatan Rakyat coalition sounding worse each day.

Dear Zaid Ibrahim, I may agree with you that PKR has dark politics, and there are circles within circles. It is not surprising, as all must be reminded the fact that many PKR members are ex-UMNO members, whom left UMNO to follow Anwar Ibrahim. I may agree with you too, that Anwar Ibrahim is bias when it comes to choosing his successor or carry any duties in the party. Even Anwar admits that too.

But dear Zaid Ibrahim, do learn from history. In the past, there are many examples of biting the bullet to get success. Just look at ancient China, there are too many examples of biting the bullet. One of them, was set in the Spring and Autumn Period, where King of the Yue state, Goujian ate food suited for peasants, forced himself to taste bile, and even sleeping on straws and sticks, to remind him about his humiliations while serving under the State of Wu when Wu defeated Yue. After years of patience and perseverence, Goujian finally got his revenge by defeating the State of Wu.

See the point? Mr. Zaid, be reminded that you joined PKR merely more than a year, and it is considered to be quite lucky to have high posts in the party in immediate effect, when compared to those who do not have such luck and chance. The political world is not the same as the legal world. It is harsher, more difficult, and darker. It is a pity to reach this point of no return because you couldn't bear the secrecy in a political party.

It is normal to have politics in a political party, and maybe that's why they call it a political organisation.

Now, you do not only smeared the good name of PKR (PKR has little good name anyway), you smeared your good name too. People will now regard you as a wimp in the political world, as you are seen as a person that cannot bear the harshness of politics (pardon me for my harshness in my language). Even if you form a new political party, chances are you will share the same fate as Dato' Onn Jaafar, forming new parties after UMNO that did not work.

But, I salute you, for you have been brave of speaking out. But then again, there are examples of Generals in Ancient China that are brave but small-witted, and end up losing battles. Please be wise in the future, and do not repeat the mistakes you've done.

The only hope that we could cherished is that an order will surface among these chaotic situation, and the people will stay strong with Pakatan Rakyat.