Bahasa Malaysia:
Saya telah mula melihat para sukarelawan
melakukan persiapan sempena perayaan Hari Wesak yang mengingati
kelahiran, kesedaran dan kematian Gautama Buddha. Di seluruh Malaysia,
kuil-kuil akan mengadakan pelbagai aktiviti dan para penganut Buddha
akan menyertai upacara keagamaan itu dalam suasana penuh harmoni.
Saya sentiasa berharap agar kita semua
rakyat Malaysia mengenepikan perbezaan dan bersatu demi kebaikan kita
bersama. Railah Hari Wesak bersama jiran-jiran, pasangan, keluarga,
anak-anak dan ibu bapa kita dalam suasana harmoni.
Pada Hari Wesak ini, saya berharap
rakyat Malaysia tidak kira bangsa dan kepercayaan agama supaya bersatu.
Hari demi hari kita semakin hampir mencapai matlamat kita bersama iaitu
Wawasan 2020 yang hanya boleh dicapai menerusi semangat perpaduan di
antara kita. Sudah pasti kita akan menghadapi pelbagai cabaran dalam
tahun-tahun mendatang ini tetapi saya yakin, kita mampu mencapainya.
Dengan itu, saya ucapkan Selamat Hari Wesak kepada semua penganut Buddha di Malaysia.
English:
I can already see volunteers hard at work preparing for Wesak Day –
commemorating the birth, enlightenment and the passing of Gautama
Buddha. All over Malaysia, temples will be bustling with activity as
devotees flock to attend the various activities. Streets will be packed
with processions of beautiful floats. There will be an abundance of joy
and peace and forgiveness as people seek blessings for themselves and
their loved ones.
If there was one thing I could wish for our country, it would be for
everyone to set aside their differences for the greater good. For
neighbours to treat each other with kindness, spouses with love and
siblings with kindness. For children to be respectful and parents to be
nurturing. And of course for the people to prosper under this
Government, and for politicians to serve them to the best of their
abilities.
This Wesak Day, I wish for Malaysians regardless of race or ethnicity to
come together as one. Day by day we grow steadily towards the pinnacle
of our achievements: Vision 2020, a vision possible only if we can be
united in times of peace as well as times of difficulty. There will be
many obstacles for us to overcome in the next few years but I am
confident that we as a nation can do it.
Here’s wishing all Malaysians Buddhists a Happy Wesak Day.
(Source: http://www.1malaysia.com.my)
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