Cynical-Idealist says…

This will be the final post for the entire blogathon. John, Yvonne, Pelf and Jess, it was great to be on the same team as you guys.

I’ll wrap up our effort by saying this: I have a dream.

I have a dream where the disabled aren’t shunned by society because they can’t function like the rest of us.

I have a dream where every single building will have walkways, toilets, bathrooms, ramps and railings to cater to the disabled.

I have a dream where the deaf can walk into a lecture hall and still get what’s going on because there will be people relaying things to them via sign language.

I have a dream where Malaysia makes equality of access a right of every citizen. I have a dream where it doesn’t matter what you’re lacking, because you’re recognised as a welcome part of society.

I have a dream where people will limp down the street or cruise down the street in wheelchairs, and be safe because they have their own pathways. I have a dream where we’ll all say hi to them because it’s the most natural thing in the world to us.

And until that dream can become a reality, we have to keep raising awareness on the many many issues that disabled people face.

We cannot hide from that fact that some of us are different, but we also have to recognise that all of us are still equal. No matter what a person’s condition is, he or she deserves to live a life as full as any of us.

Depression. Deafness. Illness. Diseases. There are so many conditions out there that have to be brought out into the limelight.

Until those are sitting in the sun, we cannot deal with them effectively. So as I close the Blogathon for our team, I would like to urge everyone to go out and be more compassionate, more loving, more caring, and more aware.

Together, we can make a difference in so many ways.

Thank you for being with us during these 24 hours. Thank you for sponsoring Eden.

Thank you.

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