00:00I would like to tell you a story from the classic poem, Misa Melayu.
00:15When I was the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
00:20many thought that I did not speak Malay fluently,
00:24but I was very good at it.
00:26IC03.
00:29Many people did not know.
00:32When I was the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
00:35I studied Malay Literature.
00:42Malay Literature.
00:47Islam History.
00:49Islam History.
00:51Alhamdulillah.
00:52I got A1 in all subjects.
00:56At that time,
00:57that was more than 30 years ago.
01:01I have shared a little about the classic poem, Misa Melayu.
01:06In the story,
01:08this is a joke,
01:09King Iskandar at that time became the King,
01:12was directing a palace's servant
01:16who had seven levels in the building
01:20using government funds.
01:24Realizing some problems,
01:27it was not easy to build the palace.
01:30The servant had seven levels at that time.
01:33Three Malay leaders,
01:36i.e. Bendahara,
01:38Laksamana
01:39and Temenggong,
01:41advised King Iskandar
01:43to stop the project
01:46because it was a waste
01:49of money
01:51and burdened the people.
01:54The three Malay leaders
01:57were willing to resign
02:00or put their reputation at risk
02:03because of their honesty
02:07and sincerity.
02:11In the end,
02:12King Iskandar admitted
02:15and the waste project was abolished.
02:21This story
02:23gives us an important message.
02:26The era where the government knows best is over.
02:31Where the people out there
02:34are much wiser than us
02:36as public officials.
02:38We need not only to be honest
02:42and sincere
02:43but when we see something wrong,
02:46we must have the courage to admit
02:50that we are a great human being
02:53who serves the people and the country.
02:56As a minister,
02:58if I make a mistake,
03:02I will also pay the price
03:04for this glorious month of Rajab.
03:09Rajab is not only about forgiveness,
03:12but it also raises the culture of truth.
03:19To err is human.
03:21To forgive is divine.
03:24But when a leader makes a mistake,
03:27he must have the courage to speak the truth.
03:33We take the example of the Megawatt MDB scandal.
03:37At that time,
03:39when we knew that it was not true,
03:41but none of the leaders
03:45in the government at that time
03:47were willing to speak the truth.
03:49Finally,
03:51now,
03:52all Malaysians
03:54are burdened by the Megawatt MDB scandal
03:57and we are forced to live
04:00until at least 2038.
04:03If that time does not happen,
04:05we can save 50 billion,
04:08we can build a lot of schools,
04:10hospitals,
04:12mosques,
04:13shrines,
04:14kindergartens,
04:15toilets,
04:16we can do all kinds of things.
04:18That is why it is very important.
04:21I am sitting here,
04:24not sitting in the ministerial office
04:26waiting for people to be served.
04:29I am here to serve.
04:38I am here to serve.
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