WE GREW UP TOGETHER...YOU AND I

We grew up together.

You and I

We share the same landmark, the same experiences.

We were born and raised in a very different Malaysia than that of our parents and of our grandparents.

The moment that defines us are distinct, individual.

We grew up happy, and hopeful, at ease with who we are and our place in society.

For so long our forefathers were preoccupied with the work of building a nation.

Roads and Highways.

Homes and schools.

Mosques,  and temples and Churches.

They were worried about keeping us together.

Happy and safe, fulfilled.

But Fifty fives years later we stand on the precipice of a new Malaysia. A Malaysia inspired by the hopes and dreams of our founding father. A Malaysia that is unafraid to boldly step into the future.

We grew up together

You and I.

You know me, you know who I am and I know you because I am you.

Because when I am not fighting the good fight in Parliament or speaking in front of thousands in the padang in the rain,

I worry about getting my children to school on time.

I think about putting dinner on the table and planning birthday parties and how to live a better life in service of one another.

In service of God

and in service of country.

We grew up together.

You and I.

We share the same dream

We are living history.

The selection…more young people will go to the polls than ever before.

In fact no generation not since independence has experience this much hope for change for a better, brighter future.

No generation in our history has had this much of a voice, no generation has had this much influence.

This generation,your generation.

So I ask you to help realize that dream that you have had for so long.

I ask you to join me to be on the right side of history.

Because we grew up together.

You and I.