Let the professional view has it

Though the graphic depiction of the accumulated Covid 19 pandemic cases of Malaysia fluctuates daily, it is still within the flattening range of confidence level explicating the excellent commitment and sacrifice contributed by our front-line medical staff and cooperation by most Malaysians. Many Malaysians opined that the present success of curbing to double digit, intermittently to single digit affected cases of Covid-19 pandemic is attributed to the fluid coordination and interaction within the Health Ministry without interference from other Ministries or politicians. Many a time, there had been cases of political interference in the administration and commercial operations especially in Government Link Companies from politicians who acted non-professionally and derailed the problem-solving procedures ending with failure to the detriment of the nation. The United State of America today have the highest number of infected cases of over 6 million and death toll of nearly 200,000 cases, the obvious cause is the political interference when political decision outweighed medical and scientific decision. Amusingly, the need of wearing face masks ignited much arguments and disputes. The pandemic scenario of the USA today protruded to us that when implementation of rules and guidelines were based on political views and not medical or sceintific supported views, people just suffered and died unworthily and unnecessarily. To Malaysians, the outbreak of Covid-10 pandemic may be a blessing in disguise for awareness of importance of discipline, empathy and tolerance during the crisis to fight against any common anemic invasion, needless to say, the role of professionalism by politicians determines the degrees of success to be achieved in combating crisis or nation development. In planned development, all views are welcome but decision must be cleansed without any political influence and prejudice.

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某日，有人问我与光华日报专栏写作人邱丽芳第一次与她见面的感觉和心情，及与她如何突破当时的巨变导至残疾瘫痪身体的困苦与逆境，开始有了正确的人生观和正面的思维！

约十年前的某一天，突然接到老同学也是当年槟州华人残障人士主席陈环湖的电话，要求我为从吉打到槟州来拉曼学院求学的邱丽芳补习英语。陈环湖并没有详细说明邱丽芳的身体状况，在我脑海中，她也许是一般的坐在轮椅的残疾人士。与丽芳回面时，才知道当时的她是一位严重残疾，全身只有头部能移动，饮食，盥洗如厕等都需要他人扶持，打字输入电脑时，小手得绑捆一支支撑木才能运行！

与丽芳寒暄，自我介绍后，知悉她英文掌握不好，需要指导以便应付以英语为主的课程。面对着她，我可感觉她眼珠传递的眼神是伤感悲戚的，感性思维远远控制了理性思维，时时刻刻都被痛苦的经历困扰着，有很大的可能的是《选择读书》只是唯一能规避当时困在心中的悲痛。从那一刻开始，我了解我的任务是 要根除她心中的已扎根的障碍和净化她的感性思维。

一般上，感性思维的成形是惯性习气的累积。在面对困境和痛苦，过度的感性思维引起情绪的反应而失去理性。在感性思维的影响，当事人是不能接收打击和不利他本身的演变。感性思维的运作致使当事人以得失于好坏来比较衡量。在不良失衡的情况，当事人会因此陷入不满现实，时刻在愤怒叛逆心态中，没有了理性意识，生活不调和而虚弱，那来勇气和稳固心态迈向前方！

丽芳有许多强点，其中之一就是好学不倦。因好学而喜探究所以能够接受新思想。在我教英文时，我不时添加许多的激励故事和赠送一些有关残疾人士奋斗的书本如天生没有四肢出生于澳大利亚墨尔本的尼克·胡哲（Nick Vujicic），因患急性胃出血、脑充血而被夺去视力和听力的美国著名的女作家和社会活动家海伦·凯勒（Helen Keller）等。同样的，我的小故事的《马戏团的驯象法》，《路边的小草》是她的最爱！我告诉她：“英语中失败是Fail。但如果深一步来分析，F是失败，ail是am I lazy 的缩写！”所以，假如，你失败，你本身就得问问自己有没有懒惰！

无可否认，丽芳有位伟大的妈妈游四妹。自从邱丽芳车祸瘫痪后，母親游四妹便辞去工作专心照顾她，可以說沒有游四妹，也就沒有今天永不放弃的邱丽芳。多年來，游四妹不只包办女儿的日常生活起居如洗澡、餵食和清理大小便，还扛揹女儿上下轮椅和客貨车到学校去，到医院去复检。這就是母愛的力量和无所求的支撐成就的今天的秋丽芳!

丽芳也是位懂得感恩的人，她不时对我说她亏欠母亲太多了，她不能回馈予母亲反而拖累了她的下半生。我只能告诉她母爱是包容儿女的一切；母爱是能容他人不能容，忍她人不能忍的运作；儿女的一点快乐，就是母亲多一点的欣慰。