How many times in a day that we utter the words "stupid" or "bodoh" to people, some of which we dont even know...??
You see a guy speeding on the road....
"Bodoh..."
Then a guy shouts at the waiter rudely in your local eateries....
"Bodoh..."
A resident at your apartment building throws off a cigarette butt from the 3rd floor while you're down below....
"Bodoh..."
These words come out naturally.
But the truth is, people who we call "bodoh" is actually not "bodoh".
Most of them are actually well educated or in Malay we call "berpelajaran tinggi".
They drive around in big cars. They wear fancy clothes. Hell, they look good too.
Like it or not, they are not stupid. Stupidity is not the issue here.
And it's just not right to say or call people "stupid". That's just mean.
But, the problem is just one thing.
It's plain old ignorance.
It's not the same as stupid.
In Malay, we call it "BUAT bodoh".
See, it's different.
There's a saying, "Ignorance is bliss."
But, as Zack de la Rocha once said, "If ignorance is bliss, then knock the smile off my face."
