Malay saying: Kuman di seberang lautan nampak, gajah di pelupuk mata tiada nampak.

In Bolehland, some people can spy a mote from across the sea while at the same time missing the elephant before their eyes. They see 'apartheid' in faraway Israel, for instance. However considering the race-bias policies on home soil, their moral high ground is a slippery sand dune indeed.

Actually, the towering ability that these Bolehlanders really possess is the blessed gift to remain oblivious to any inherent self-contradictions in what they think and say.

Self-reflection is one elusive trait sorely missing in our ' Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang ' philosophy. In recent days, a number of angry people have demanded that everyone treat the Muslim traditions they hold sacred with the same solemnity and gravity they themselves would accord it.

So against this scenario, a reciprocal respect for worshipers of other faiths cannot be amiss. Consistency is after all a virtue.