FLAW IN THE SOCIETY: HUMANITY

In this 21-st century we lack in humanity and it has resulted into a violence based society. It's sad to say that, violence seems like the only answer to everything.
Peace is no longer considered a solution. Why? It's true that, violence is a more effective method than, peace.
According to the Wikipedia is defined as  often regarded as having an emotional aspect to it, though when based on cerebral notions such as fairness, justice and interdependence, it may be considered rational in nature and its application understood as an activity based on sound judgment. There is also an aspect of compassion which regards a quantitative dimension, such that individual's compassion is often given a property of "depth," "vigour," or "passion. 
We often hear in the news that war has become a trend and the United Nations aren't in the power to put a stop to it. Sometimes, there is a bigger picture and power that over rule the righteous ways of how the world should be. Compassion and sympathy is no longer given for free. Compassion and sympathy must come with fame and fortune as side dishes to make in order to make it happen. Sincerity is now considered as something that needs to be bought from an individual and it is not obtained from the core and bones of a person.
Looking through the clear iced glass, its easy to  say that we may face a problem if for the continuation of this matter.
Humanity needs to be restored. If not now, when?

FLAW IN THE SOCIETY : RACISM

Race is a significant social issue because people use racial differences as the basis for discrimination. Its sad to say that racial discrimination is taboo in this 21-st century.  Much of today's racism can be traced to the era of colonialism that began in the 1400s. When Europeans began colonizing Africa and the Americas, the white settlers adopted the idea that they were superior to the other races they encountered and it was their job to "civilize the savages." This false notion became known as "the white man's burden," and was used to justify the Europeans' taking land and enslaving people. In this way, naturally-occurring racial differences became the basis for systems of exploitation and discrimination. What equality can we achieve from such a manner?

And while the World Wide Web and social media are great mediums for the ideals of free speech, and where you’re actually given a say about the current global issues, it can also be a breeding ground harboring hatred hence, forming a kind of people in  the society who judge people by the colour of your skin, and the culture you we raised up with.  This is very serious as the number of hate sites that have sprung up in the recent years is shocking and also increasing at an alarming rate. Hatred and discrimination is surprisingly considered as a trend nowadays. It’s somehow okay, to be walking out on the streets, and point a gun to a coloured man when in reality all the man did was smile at your daughter. 

A film  was made to spread a clear view on how racism works in the United States of America.

The Help is a 2011 American drama film directed and written by Tate Taylor, and adapted from Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film is about a young white woman, Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, and her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson during Civil Rights era America (the early 1960s). Skeeter is a journalist who decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids (referred to as "the help"), exposing the racism they are faced with as they work for white families. The film provides, a clear perspective of the trouble the coloured people had to face during that specific era.

Racism is often taught mostly depending on who raised you and to whom you have exposure, communicate and socialize with in your every day life. You can change those ideas to some extent, you can also make a change in yourself an in the eye of the people who look down on coloured people, but if you grew up thinking that people of another race are inferior to you, and they can harm you in any way possible, then that idea might be very hard to eradicate. It can be quite sub-conscious, so you wouldn't necessarily be aware that you think of racism that way.

Children nowadays are being educated to stay away from coloured people and to always look at coloured people in such a manner that may cause social conflicts. We can’t really blame them. Probably they were trained to think in that way. But as you grow older, and you become more exposed to the subject you’ll tend to look into the matter and rationalize it with humanity and only then can you see how racial discrimination can destroy someone or even the who

How do we stop racism?

In our personal point of view, this is entirely possible but only time can tell. But as good Samaritans we ought to see the positive side of it. As a famous saying goes “Rome was not built in a day”. Thus proving, total abolishment isn’t possible, but reduction is. Several methods or initiatives could be taken to help solve the situation. For example, since the internet plays such a dominant role, one can start up a blog and share how unity is a better way of life to live in and how discrimination can hurt.

FLAW IN THE SOCIETY : SUICIDE

By: NASRUL NAIM HASSAN BIN MOHD HABIBULLAH HASSAN, SAKINAH ATIQAH HAZNOL & ABDUL SYAHIER ABDUL WAHAB

Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, "to kill oneself")  is defined by Wikipedia as the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair, the cause of which is frequently attributed to a mental disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and borderline personality disorder. One odd side of human consciousness has been our penchant for suicide. Suicide is currently a bigger  killer than car accidents in America. This is because, our cultural view of suicide is considered as something hopelessly romantic, mischievous, deeply subversive and scandalous. But the truth is, that there’s a little to celebrate in suicide. The devious act of the human brain has clearly posted an impact to individuals.

In our personal point of view, suicide is an escape from the cruel and horrid world.  A chance to end all pain that an individual has endured all his life. Suicide seems like the option a person has to overcome their problems. Here are several reasons why people nowadays, commit suicide (source: http://www.psychologytoday.com)

1. They're depressed. This is without question the most common reason people commit suicide. Severe depression is always accompanied by a pervasive sense of suffering as well as the belief that escape from it is hopeless. The pain of existence often becomes too much for severely depressed people to bear. The state of depression warps their thinking, allowing ideas like "Everyone would all be better off without me" to make rational sense.
2. They're impulsive. Often related to drugs and alcohol, some people become maudlin and impulsively attempt to end their own lives. Once sobered and calmed, these people usually feel emphatically ashamed. The remorse is often genuine, but whether or not they'll ever attempt suicide again is unpredictable. They may try it again the very next time they become drunk or high, or never again in their lifetime.
3. They're crying out for help, and don't know how else to get it. These people don't usually want to die but do want to alert those around them that something is seriously wrong. They often don't believe they will die, frequently choosing methods they don't think can kill them in order to strike out at someone who's hurt them, but they are sometimes tragically misinformed.

Thus clearly proving that suicide is mostly caused by people who experience severe mental disorder. Lack of religious beliefs might be a factor why suicide is done so guiltlessly by the society and how taboo it is in this 21-st century. Hence proving, how low our mentality is. Without identifying the problem and looking for others way besides suicide will clearly make a change to the number of suicides per year.

So what are we waiting for? Help prevent suicide, you might just be surprised how valuable a life is.

FLAW IN THE SOCIETY: INSECURITIES

BY : NASRUL NAIM HASSAN BIN MOHD HABIBULLAH HASSAN, SAKINAH ATIQAH BINTI HAZNOL & ABDUL SYAHIER ABDUL WAHAB

Low self-esteem or more likely known as insecurities has been a critical problem that has been lingering amongst the society. The urge of constantly wanting to know if you're good enough or better than anyone else has marked its mark in the brain of every mind in this 21st century. Even the big leagues face this problem. This is due to the thought of wanting to please others all the time. Insecurity is the trouble nearly every living individual is experiencing today in this well modernized world about all the things they hate about themselves and feel judged about.

 We thought a lot about writing this post on insecurity. This perhaps says a lot about the insecurity we have about ourselves, but that is exactly what we wanted to address today.

Speaking from self experiences we, ourselves constantly compare one's self to most of the people around us. It is not field-specific comparison. It could be about almost anything, really. Its as if, we wake up every morning to people  who seems to be much more sorted out, healthier, prettier, happier and financially secured than we are. Everybody seems to know what drives them around day by day and it gives us a sense of paranoia because as someone who's at the end of our teenage years, not just do we not know what are we going to go through tomorrow ,we cant even decide on how to get through the trouble and mess we're facing today.

But here's a piece of advice, when everything around you seems bleak, sick and empty, the antidote is forgiveness and to love yourself, and others, plus a dollop of gratitude. Give credit to yourself everyday.Tell yourself, its okay to not be as successful as others. Probably today is not your day, but there's always tomorrow to try again. Don't limit your capability. Explore all of your opportunities and challenge yourself everyday so that you'll go stronger day by day. 

Here’s a short story originally written by us about a girl who faced a serious dose of insecurity.

A teen suffered from a serious case of insecurity. She saw everyone around her, better than her. She didn’t love herself. She thought to herself, "If I'm not able to love myself, then how do i expect others to love me". She was really conscious of how much she weighed. Every morning, she wakes up, and looks at her reflection in the mirror, and she tells herself "You look disgusting! Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" Then, she walks down to kitchen for breakfast. She spontaneously fakes a smile for her parents and swallow down her breakfast. She looks down at her plate and saw, a plate of fat all over it. She placed her plates in the sink and walk straight up back to her room, she rushed for the toilet and she purged out the eggs her mum made for her and the milk her father poured for her. She felt a tincture of satisfaction running through her veins. She then wiped out the excess liquid that was dripping across her jaw line. She walked to the mirror again, and she smiled. She told herself “Hold on dear self. This is just the beginning”.

Then, months  passed by, she weighed 28 kilos. She was without doubt too underweight. Her bones were apparent. She brushed her fingers across her ribcage. She loved what she saw. She saw a girl, that was far more skinnier than any girl in that neighbourhood itself. She liked this. She loved how people would come up to her and tell her that she’s skinny.

A piece of advice, its not about how you look. Or what you wear brings out the best of you. Its what in the inside that really matters. It’s how you love yourself and you choose to be confident in your own skin that matters most. Forget the ones who try so hard, trying to bring you down and making you feel less of yourself. Be strong, be you.

FLAW IN THE SOCIETY : JUDGEMENTAL

BY: NASRUL NAIM HASSAN BIN MOHD HABIBULLAH HASSAN ,SAKINAH ATIQAH BINTI HAZNOL & ABDUL SYAHIER ABDUL WAHAB OF T15

As quoted by a young child named Vincent from California, “the nicest people I’ve ever met were covered in tattoos and the most judgemental people I’ve met are the ones who go to church every Sunday”.

As written in the Reader’s Digest,

A young boy walked into a church for support group to seek help for his severe episode of depression. The priest stood up as a formality and asked the boy, “Young lad, what are your interests?”

And then the boy replied, “I like metal music.” Sadly, all they heard was “Sometimes at midnight, Satan my dark Lord and I go to his basement and have jam sessions which then turn into orgies with Hitler and Mussolini".

Its funny how people in this 21-st century have strong opinions on things they know nothing about. Its also funny on how they consume most of their precious time looking for flaws inside a person or in the system itself. Judging is a way of making one’s self feel better by hurting others. Usually caused by closed mindedness and lack in manner. Being judgemental will show people how tactless you truly are.

It’s sad that technology has developed a kind of people who judge others for their flaws. They point out the worst out of others. They stand out by making themselves look better than others well in reality they are actually equals.

Why do we judge others? Well here are a few reasons :

1. You know you would never tolerate the same behavior or characteristic in within yourself.

For instance, you might be a shy and timid kind of person.Then one day, you encounter a very gregarious person. Your judgment might sound something like this: What a show-off! Why the heck are they so loud and obnoxious. Only because you would be embarrassed and humiliated to act this way, you resent somebody else doing it. All and all, you wouldn't be okay if someone acted in a manner that you dislike. So you instantly judge the particular person and refuse to accept him/her as they truly are.

This type of judgment might reveal that in reality you are not fully expressing yourself, hence you feel resentful or pissed of by others doing so, even if they do it clumsily. You nurture the word hate in your mind. Which clearly means you are a person of perception and not so much a person that prefers knowing that a particular individual before-hand. 

Becoming aware of the truth and accepting the flaw as it is of this reaction and working on expressing yourself more fully and authentically would result in a valuable gift of freer self-expression which would definitely result to a more positive and healthier lifestyle.

2. You display the same act but even so you still aren’t aware of this, so you project your disowned act onto others and dislike it “being portrayed publicly “

Everyone has encountered the second cause at one point of their sad and pathetic life. Someone is nagging about a friend or acquaintance and you think to yourself, “That’s funny, you're actually doing the same thing that you, yourself find it wrong”

Taking an honest look and spent some time concentrating on the matter within is purposely to see if you share or posses some of the characteristics you dislike in others. You may be surprise to learn that you do and others might dislike that flaw in yourself, and it is likely to offer insight into gaining greater self-acceptance, sympathy and care for others.

So all you need to do is evaluate the situation and try imagining yourself being in the shoes of others. Only then you’ll realize that criticizing and pointing out someone’s flaw proves that brings out the worst out of people, and doing so shows you posses a bad bone along your spine.