Moral My Ars... Love.

No matter how much explaining our beloved (but somehow delusional) government does, I canNOT understand how Pendidikan Moral will help make us more.. moral. In fact, what it does is illicit a whole lot of swear words from frustrated students who'd rather spend that little bit of extra time studying.

(Obviously I don't fall into the "studying" category... more like the "griping about having extra to study" category).

Honestly, though. What IS the logic of answering a moral values paper based on a textbook? Aren't moral values supposed to be about stuff you can apply in your daily life?

Should there even be a right or wrong answer, when certain values (though not in the scheme) can be accepted? How can you say one thing is right and another is wrong although both are applicable to that same situation - just that they're looked at from a different perspective?

The whole concept reeks. Where's the logic? If there is any, I just can't see it. Okay, I understand why they want us to study History. Learning about past patriots can be inspiring. Really.

(I'm a history buff. So sue me).

But Moral? Damned if I get it.

Who are you to say that a parent's duty isn't to "hormat dan taat kepada anggota keluarga" as opposed to "mengekalkan tradisi keluarga"?

[Translations: "respect and be loyal to the family" vs. "upholding family traditions".]

What, parents don't have to do that? Be respectful and loyal, I mean.

Sheesh.

There ISN'T any clear cut right or wrong in instances when both are moral values. There shouldn't be. People react differently to different things don't they? But that doesn't necessarily mean that one person is right and the other wrong. True?

It'd be worth it if it was another easy A. But unfortunately, the Powers that Be don't think being moral should come too easily so... heck. Another subject to pull down the grade.

Makes you really feel like being MORAL, don't it?

*mutters* Those &$%&*@!

Thank you.

(It's only polite to end this way, no? "Berhemah tinggi". *rolls eyes* Pish posh. Sod off. And then some. God, I love the Brits.)