
刚刚那一幕幕49 年前的独立欢庆情景,只是从电视上看过的一些画面。虽然,看得到当时人们的欢喜与雀跃,但对于我们这些出生在独立后的人民来说,那种确实的心情是永远无法感受到的。我们也爱国啊,但我们对国庆日的感觉却绝对有别于那时的人们。事实上,爱国的意义与方式在49年后的今天以改变了许多,或者应该说进化了。所以,为何还要以旧时的意义与方式来衡量新时代的爱国精神呢?
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Summary
I went to the hawker stall near to Stadium Merdeka for my breakfast this morning. I sat facing to Stadium Merdeka. It was so quiet and lonely accompanied by the old trees.
Stadium Merdeka used to be very crowded 49 years ago. The moment our first PM made the announcement, people were so happy and graceful to the independence.
However, for the new generation, we can only watch it from the TV and we can’t feel what they felt. We do love our country very much, but the meaning of Independence Day to us is much more different from the older generation. So, please do not judge our patriotism with old perception.