Gong Xi Fatt Chai!!!

As the Chinese Lunar calender draws to a close for 2008, I would like to wish all a Happy Chinese New Year!!! As the lunar calender 2009 begins, may this new year bring you much joy and happiness, peace and prosperity, health and wealth.....CHEERS!!!

Gong Xi Fatt Chai!!!

Gung Hei Fatt Choi!!!

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Selamat Tahun Baru Cina!!!

KWSP scam!!!

This is another method for KWSP to steal our money!!!

Remember during Budget 2008 announcement last year, our Finance Minister (cum PM) announced that in order to assist KWSP members to reduce the burden in housing loan repayment, KWSP will allow monthly withdrawal from members' A/C II for the purpose?

Sounds like a nice idea! When you apply for the monthly withdrawal, you only need to provide KWSP your housing loan & instalment details from your bank and the bank a/c that you like KWSP to bank the monthly withdrawal into it. KWSP will approve your application based on the available amount in your A/C II and compute the withdrawal period by dividing the approved amount with the monthly instalment amount. Application process takes about a month and you will receive the monthly payout promptly into your bank a/c!

Well everything appears to be nice and good. It was indeed a noble plan until you take to close look at your KWSP Statement! The withdrawal plan is actually a SCAM!

This is how the KWSP SCAM works.......Assuming you have RM100,000 in your A/C II and your housing loan monthly instalment is RM2,000/mth. KWSP will approve your application of withdrawal from your A/C II of RM100,000 and pay you RM2,000/mth for the next 50mths.

Everything appears to be in order BUT.......What KWSP didn't highlight to you is that when the application was approved, the TOTAL AMOUNT (RM100,000) is removed from your A/C II!

It appears to be transfered to an unknown a/c to effect the monthly payment from there. The impact to the member are as follows :-

1. You just lost RM100,000 from yr A/C II. Assuming the KWSP Dividend is 5%, you will lose RM4,000 in dividend during the 1st year. Based on the above example you will lose RM10,000 over the 50 mths period!2. There is no statement to account for the amount approved vs amount paid, hence you would need to keep the monthly payment vouchers to reconcile against the approved amount over the 50mths period to ensure there is no missing amount!
2. Assuming there are 100,000 members who innocently fell prey to this SCAM, based on the above example, KWSP would have cheated the members of 100,000 X RM10,000 = RM1,000,000,000 (that's RM1 BILLION) over the period! Furthermore, if you discovered this SCAM early and intend to stop the plan, KWSP would not allow any cancellation of the plan until at least 1 year. That would mean, once the application is approved, based on the above example, you would have lost RM4,000. 100,000 members would have lost 100,000 X RM4,000 = RM400,000,000 (RM400 MILLION) in One Year!!!

If you're a victim of this KWSP SCAM, I would suggest you call your MP to raise hell in Parliament! For others who have not fallen into this SCAM, please continue to watch out and alert your family members & friends about this.

HOW COULD THE GOVERNMENT ALLOW ITS AGENCY TASKED WITH SAFEGUARIDNG ITS CITIZEN'S HARD EARNED MONEY TO CHEAT ITS MEMBERS IN THIS MANNER???

Malaysia - The land of idiotic laws

Just like any other sovereign country, Malaysia has its many laws and regulations too. We probably have one of the most compared to other countries. Good to keep peace in our multi-racial country one might say and I tend to concur except when it just gets plain bloody stupid and ridiculous. Here are the 2 most recently exercised idiotic laws.

Law #1: It is a road safety law and after much resources spent on researching and tests, Malaysian road transport department together with the traffic police started to enforce laws that require the back seat passengers of vehicles to buckle up. It is for the safety of both front and rear passenger so why not right. Makes sense and anything that can save lives is always good isn't it.

So if its all good then why say idiotic???

Well, the authorities are saying now that because rear seat belts can only install to a maximum of 3 so the fourth passenger is exempted from wearing it. Indirectly it is implying that the fourth passenger in the back seat is not and will not endanger their own lives and the lives of the people seating in front upon collision.

Is the Government also implying that we can have a fourth passenger at the back??? Actually what would happen if you were stopped over by the authorities is, firstly, they would check that front seat passengers are buckled up then secondly check the rear seat passengers. As the rear seat belt law does not comply to the fourth passenger so they are off the hook but then you're still slapped with a traffic violation and summoned. Why??? What for??? It is because your vehicle registration card clearly states only 5 persons are allowed in a vehicle when mobile and on the road. So your ticket is for overloading!!!

Law #2: This is even more a joke than the first but it doesn't concern all Malaysians as yet unless you are a Muslim or until the day that PAS actually wins the general election and implements its hudud and qisas laws. What happened was a man and a woman, both Muslims, in separate cases was recently sentenced in Syariah court for drinking alcohol. The punishment was 6 canes of the 'rotan' and a RM5,000 fine. The canning was also ordered to take place in a prison. Why prison, I mean they are not by any means a criminal now are they. The rotan to be used is to be of not more than 1.22 metres (4 feet) long and not more than 1.25 centimetres (half an inch) thick. It is good that a religion does not compromise against those who go against its teachings but isn't the punishment for such a little misdemeanour too severe. That kind of punishment is almost equivalent to that of a rapist. Malaysia prides itself for its communities that are modern, civilised and intelligent but law makers are making a joke out of us by still practicing such back dated laws.

There are many laws in Malaysia may it be the common civil laws or religious laws that the penalty for breaking them is just bloody moronic as the idiots that passed them through Parliament. Misdemeanour of drinking punishable by canning but you get nothing but a slap on the wrist for crimes like burglary and thieve. Punishments in Malaysia just doesn't fit the crime. Real criminals should be the ones punished severely and deserved to the 'rotan' and not the ones that drink alcohol, don't you think so.....

It’s ok if the Government but if it’s the Opposition then it is not

One of the most telling factors that you know you might have chosen to be on the wrong side is that your opposite counter part gets whatever he or she wants.

That is what the 15 Pakatan Rakyat leaders must have been thinking when their party approved the purchase of RM130,000.00 Toyota Camrys each for their official use. This deal would cost the party about RM2million and has come under scrutiny from Barisan Nasional. Being the opportunist that BN are, Pakatan Rakyat has been accused of minding their own welfare more than that of the people. Datuk Seri Dr Khir Toyo was quick to the draw and seize this issue to criticize the opposition coalition.

It is quite audacious actually for Toyo to criticize such purchases as when he was the Menteri Besar of Selangor, he approved a purchase of 1 unit Mercedes S350L worth almost RM1million for his personal use with the funds from Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad. The Selangor state government had to bear that extravagant purchase and in the end the ones really paying for their luxuries is us, the tax paying Malaysians.

The empty Cola can making noise (Part #3)

N - No
A - Action
T - Talk
O - Only

What is it with nation leaders of the world. Once a full blooded war has broken out they think that by just showering the offensive party with condemning and crucifying comments will stop the onslaught and bring peace.

When a nation has committed to war there is little reasoning left in their rationale. What use is there issuing unpleasant comments at them as if they going to care. If they were so conscious about what other countries think of them, they would not have turned to such brutal hostilities in the first place. It has now come to the stage that sanctions and embargos might have some effect though it does seem rather slim the chances. Probably the only way now to stop Israel's offensive is to have other countries unite their military and threaten the Jewish state to stop its brutality on Palestine or face a massive counter offensive strike themselves. Not an ideal solution but still a solution it is nonetheless. The world has to come to the fact that Israel wants to rid of the Hamas Gaza strip once and for all and threats without physical military intentions will not stop them. Only way for the atrocities to stop is to mount a military counter offensive warning against them back.

Malaysian leaders are still bent on making comments and worst, now asking other countries' leaders to join in. Most recently, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal has called for world leaders and international bodies to condemn Israel. He has even gone to the point of writing letters requesting for it. It's a wonder how he thinks that condemnation of words will stop the war. The pen maybe mightier than the sword but if in a hands of an idiot, it is still just a pen. Harsh words have not worked so far and is not going to work anymore at this stage of the conflict.

A special Parliament sitting was held by our country's leaders and they unanimously condemned the Israeli attacks. It took them 7 hours to come up with that fact. Wow!!! What an enlightened revelation!!! Stupid pricks, action is now needed and not talk and more talk. They did come up with a 10-point resolution on the crisis though. Contents of the resolution are pretty good I must say but the usual Malaysian way is still clear to see, all talk and requesting stuffs but having others to initiate the plan. Malaysian leaders should just give it a rest if not going to take any physical action and just shut up. Parliament should just convene back to discussing domestic issues which already they can solve let alone solving a war.

The empty Cola can making noise (NATO #2)

N - No
A - Action
T - Talk
O - Only

Parliament in Malaysia will convene a special session on Monday to discuss Israel's invasion of the Palestine Gaza strip.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim said the cabinet had decided to call for it because of concerns over the brutal attack by Israel. The Malaysian Foreign Minister even had the audacity to say that the Parliament sitting on the Middle East crisis shows Malaysia's commitment to find a solution to resolve the issue. Talk about self proclaimed greatness. Hope he knows that a said goal without action is nothing but a mere wish.

Complaints of not enough debate time on issues are commonly heard in the Parliament and now the cabinet wants to discuss about other countries' problems. Our contry is facing economic difficulties and floods caused by excessive rain fall but instead they want to waste our country's time and resources on a conflict that doesn't concern or will benefit us at all.

What Malaysia should do is ship these idiots to the Gaza strip since they claim that they are so committed to the Palestinian cause and if they like it there then they can jolly well stay there.

The empty Cola can making noise (NATO #1)

N - No
A - Action
T - Talk
O - Only

Malaysia has given the United Nations' Security Council an ultimatum to come up with a resolution to condemn Israel on its brutal aggression against Palestine.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim said that if the body failed to do so then Malaysia would then "full steam ahead" to initiate a special session of the UN General Assembly to discuss Israel's invasion of the Gaza strip.

Pretty impressive that Malaysia is standing its ground and pushing the UN body to take action but what is Malaysia really able or going to do about the crisis??? Are Malaysia just like always just full of hot air talk or are we going to send our obese bellied rusty military into the war zone???

Very likely as usually Malaysia will do nothing at all but sit around everyday making comments to the media with intentions of gaining some popularity brownie points for their political benefits and purposes only. Normal la.....Malaysian politicians ba, the bandwagon free loading scums!!!

A wiseman’s solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict – DON’T drink Coca Cola!!!

The on going war between Israel and Palestine have seen nation leaders all over the world criticize Israel for their continued brutal attacks on Palestine. Many have asked for UN intervention and some have asked of US assistance to end the war.

This conflict has been reging on for decades and many peace proposals have been rejected by both parties. It has been a frustrating and fruitless attempt for many nations that have tried to broker peace between the two countries. Pity to the civilians of both countries, they probably don’t know the meaning of peace. Their countries have been engaged in hostilities for decades past and unfortunately it seems, for decades to come too.

The future for this innocent lives seems bleak but now there is hope as a wise Malaysian may have at last found the solution. It’s a solution so simple and yet without any violence that it is a wonder how come it has eluded so many great minds. Full credit and even maybe the Nobel Peace Prize should be given to our ex-Prime Minister Dr. M and his award winning solution is – “Just stop drinking Coca Cola!!!”. His exact words were, “They will not die if they do not drink Coca Cola”. Don’t be fooled by the Dr. in front of the “M” because he does sound more like he is talking about a medical condition doesn’t he than about a peace solution to war.

Maybe Dr. M should heed his own advice and lay off some of the dark colour happy juice. Seems like the soft drink has made our ex-PM somewhat soft in the head. Yes, Coca Cola is an American company and our purchases of the product in turn gives the company profit which generates into taxable income taxes that is paid and used to finance the American government and its ministry. This war is between Israel and Palestine so what is it got to do with the US since Dr. M himself have said that this war has got nothing to do with race or religion. If that is the case then what does America wants from Palestine to get involve, not like that country is rich with natural resources for the US to plunder unlike Iraq.

Sharing Dr. M’s views is the Muslim Consumer Association which has since boycotted about 150 products from Jewish and American companies as a protest against the Israeli brutality. Always leave it to Malaysians to make a race and religion issue out of everything. The association’s secretary general Datuk Dr. Ma’amor Osman said, “The move was made because there were many times Israel was asked to respect a country’s principles and sovereignty by not acting in primitive ways. However, they have never given a positive response as America has always supported Israel’s insolence”.

There is rational in boycotting Israeli products but what logic is there in the boycott of American exports. Last I checked America has refused to get involve in this war. It is true that the US has always been a strong supporter of Israel but not this time. So how can a country be condemned for sitting on the fence and opting not to get involved??? Isn’t this the country’s sovereignty rights that the association is harping on??? Malaysia has never contributed anything in the peace process attempts so what right have we in passing judgement?!!! We should be the last country to open our mouths to criticize others.

In the past whenever America gets involved in other countries’ issues they were always criticized especially by our nation’s leaders and were even tag as a bully superpower country. Now the US chooses to be neutral and not involve itself they are also criticized by our leaders. So what the hell do we want them to do??? This also wrong, that also wrong. Guess there is truth in the saying that you’ll be damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

As a Malaysian citizen, I personally would prefer our country’s leaders to just shut up about other countries’ affairs that doesn’t concern or benefit us. There are more domestic issues for our Government to address their fullest attention to than being a busy body scrutinizing and criticizing others. If Malaysia wants to butt into other people’s business then make sure everything back home is fine and dandy first. It is typical Malaysian Government hypocrisy to condemn others when internally we are not so well off ourselves. Probably also a gimmick to shift attention away from the troubles here.

It is quite embarrassing to see our leaders’ continuous punt at other countries and act like the big brother of all Islamic countries. The real developed and rich Islamic countries like Dubai, Kuwait, just to name a few, are less animated than us. They couldn’t be bothered about it and to think geographically they are even closer to the war than we are. Our bitching mouthed leaders have really turned our country into the empty Coca Cola can that always makes the most noise.

Malaysia gifts Palestine US1million while millions of Malaysians get high taxes

Big fan of war, violence and hostilities I am not and it saddens me to read about the hardship that the Palestinians are going through. It is unfortunate that their country is engulfed in such atrocious inhumane conditions now. Everyday lives are lost, women, children, babies and infants are not spared from this perils as Israel continues its assault on the country.

What at first seemed to be a return of compliment at the Palestine, Israel has now upped a gear and it is more of an invasion now as ground troops and tanks have been deployed. Till date about 500 Palestinians and 4 Israelis have been killed and with seemingly no end to the hostilities in sight, death tolls will sure continue to rise. A lesson to be learned that this is what happens when you supply a bunch of idiots with weapons.

All over the world people have been condemning the military action of the Israelis. I too is in agreement with the views of the majority that the Isreali attacks have been brutal, inhumane and should cease immediately. War never should be an option in any kind of situation or crisis. Lives will be lost, properties damaged and the only one that stands to gain in all this chaos is the arm dealers. Victory though might award the country’s leader immortality in history but being politicians that they are, they wouldn’t mind it even though they have blood on their hands.

Having said this though it is ironic that none has condemn the Palestine government for their stupidity since it was them that drew first blood in this recent out break of hostilities. The Palestinians were the ones that let fly 2 rockets into Israel and killed 4 Isreali civilians. Though it does not justify the brutal counter fire from Israel but it was the Palestine government themselves courting with disaster. I mean you can’t possibly be that dumb as to shoot rockets into people’s backyard and not expect any serious repercussions. The fate that have befallen their country and the lives of their many innocent civilians are pretty much all of their own doing. Honestly think about it, if we were Israel, won’t we be doing the same???

Our country Malaysia has also jumped on the bandwagon at criticizing and condemning Israel. Everyday so far you can read of our ministers and politicians, both government and opposition, having a go at Israel. Needless to say we all know why the sudden relentless condemnation of Israel, because election is in the air. Sad that they are merely using other people’s misfortune to gain popularity as the Kuala Terengganu by-election nears. There is also another 2 probable reasons.

First of the other 2 reasons for Malaysia being so vocal is that the fact Malaysia just hates America and the American have always supported Israel in the past. Second probable reason could be that Palestine is a Muslim country. If memory serves me right, Malaysian government has never given a cent to any other non-Muslim country as relief aid for war.

This point can be validated by the fact that our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has approved a US1million help package to Palestine despite there are millions of Malaysians still living in poverty especially in states of Sabah and Sarawak. These communities have been living without the bare necessities for generations and our Government is instead giving more than RM3million to other country. Just to make themselves look good the Malaysian Government has once again neglected the needs of the many Malaysians.

Another point to mention of our Government’s continuous neglect is that currently a few states in Malaysia is going through bad flooding and won’t that RM3.8million be much of an aid and relief to the victims. Residents of an old folks home in Kulim has even publicly criticized the government for not sending them any help. It was understood that all these senior aged Malaysians had to evacuate themselves. Don’t these Malaysians deserve aid and assistance first before our Government tries to save the world??? Weren’t they the Government elected and they themselves have sworn to safe guard the well being of every Malaysian??? Seeing the ant across the river but failing to see the elephant standing in front of their eyes is the classic short comings of the retarded mentality that our Government is suffering from.

Apart from that, with our country facing economic slowdown and the prospect of hundreds of thousand Malaysians in risks of losing their jobs in the near future, one does wonder if the RM3.8million was money well spent. I am pretty sure Malaysian taxpayers are not fond of the fact that as trying times are near, our resources have been nonchalantly given away by our Government. It would be a real bitch if at the end the Government comes back saying it lacks funds and starts increasing or creating new taxes and increasing fuel prices. Knowing our flip flopping Government, that is what they are capable of doing. In the end, as usual the Rakyat is the ones that falls victim to the idiocy of the morons administering the country.

Being Malaysian, I am sure we are all used to the fact that not being a part of the crony chain of the Government goons, we will just have to continue to fend for ourselves as we have always done all this while. Help from our Government is the last thing we have all come to learn to expect. The Government whether the present or the new isn’t going to change despite all the promises and what not. It has been more than 5 decades of the same old same old so what is going to make this 2008 global economic slowdown change anything in Malaysia, or who will make the change, Najib? UMNO? Anwar? PAS? Pakatan Rakyat??? By the look of things so far, sadly to say but…..susah la!!!

Dark secret about the Thai glutinous rice

The water in the left bowl turned black after it was soaked with black glutinous rice bought from Thailand

Watch out if you're buying black glutinous rice in Thailand. It could be just plain white rice dyed black.

Housewife Tan Siew Sin, of Taman Sri Emas, brought back some black glutinous rice from a vacation in Thailand recently, only to discover its dark secret when she soaked it to clean it.

"The water became as dark as black ink."I soaked it repeatedly but the water remained black in colour."

I went to a sundry shop and bought a bag of local black glutinous rice and soaked it in water to compare. The water remained clear," she said.

Tan brought her complaint to Bentayan state assemblyman Gwee Tong Hiang yesterday. She said she broke a few grains of the rice from both batches. The Thai rice was white on the inside while the local version was the same as the outside.

She suspected the rice had been dyed to fetch a higher price.

Jika anda dirompak dan dipaksa keluar wang ATM

Sekiranya anda dirompak dan dipaksa untuk mengeluarkan wang akaun anda daripada mesin ATM, anda boleh meminta bantuan cara senyap dengan memasukkan no. Pin anda di mesin ATM secara terbalik. Sebagai contoh jika no Pin anda adalah 123456, jadi anda harus memasukkan nombor 654321. Mesin ATM akan mengenalpasti nombor tersebut adalah nombor yg diterbalikkan drpd nombor yg sebenarnya melalui kad anda yg masukkan ke dalam mesin tersebut.

Mesin ATM akan tetap mengeluarkan wang tunai seperti biasa, tapi apa yg kita tidak ketahui, pihak Bank dengan segera akan menghantar pihak berkuasa (Polis) kepada anda. Perkara ini pernah disiarkan di TV baru-baru ini dan ianya menyatakan kaedah ini jarang digunakan disebabkan ramai orang tidak mengetahui akan kewujudan sistem yg seumpama ini.

English translation :

If ever you are being forced to withdraw money from your ATM, you can silently ask for help. All you have to do is to enter your pin number but just reverse the sequence. For example, if your pin number is 123456 then you just enter 654321 and the ATM machine will recognise this distress call.

Money will still be withdrawn for your safety but the robber/robbers does not know that the bank has notified the proper authorities and aid is just momentarily away. A very smart system incoporated in all ATMs but seldom used because most of the public doesn't know it exist. So spread the word of it to your family and friends.

UMNO Communism

A Malay-language edition of a Catholic paper has been banned by the Government for their use of the word "Allah".

Herald newspaper editor Father Lawrence Andrew was surprised when he failed to have the paper's license to print their Malay edition renewed last Tuesday. Another petty move by our Government in restricting medias not controlled by them.

Operation UMNO Communism is well and truly on its way.....

RTM to air more about Israeli evils - what about Palestine's war crimes???

Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said that Radio Televisyen Malaysia or RTM will be airing more footage of Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people. This was said to allow Malaysians to view for themselves the atrocities committed by Israelis on the Palestinians, the killings of innocent people and the loss of property due to bombings.

The continous condemnation from our government at Israel only goes to show how racist our nation's leader are. From day one they have been criticising the Israelis but what about the Palestinians' atrocities. They have failed to mention any about it. This Israel-Palestine conflict is now an all out full blooded war and atrocities of killing, murder, rape, terrorism, bombings and even massacres are synonymous. What is there for the 2 countries to complain about when knowing that is what war brings but still elected to engage in hostile confrontations. What right does our country or any other have in determining who is right or wrong. It takes two to wage a war and parties invovle are to blame regardless of who spitted first.

Our country's national media should make this and any other war an example to our future generations that war is not the last option, it should not even be an option at all. Instead the Government's one sided airing of Israeli misdeeds only suggest to the young minds that we should take sides, in this case the Palestine as they are majority Muslims. This will only create prejudice of Muslims in our country towards others. Clever but dangerous racial ploy by our Government in trying to win back support of the Muslims for UMNO.

Even our ex-Prime Minister has jump on the bandwagon of condemning the Israelis. That is why wars never seem to have a peaceful solution to end it because these individuals taking advantage of the situation to gain some political mileage. Malaysia should maintain its neutrality if it really has intentions of peace and work with other countries in finding a peaceful agreeable solution for both Israel and Palestine instead of hypocritically criticising America for doing nothing and indirectly encouraging Israel. What have the Malaysian Government contributed apart from talking crap.....well, the answer is absolutely nothing!!!

In recent attacks on Palestine, Israeli military aircraft have bombed several targets in Gaza killing more than 300 people, mostly defenseless civilians which includes women and children. Till date more than 600 Palestinians have been injured in the attacks. Lives have been lost, families broken and damages to the country's already poor infrastructure resulting to loses in the millions. Yes, this is the heavy-handed ways of the Israelis on the Palestinians. Yes, they deserve hell's condemnation but Palestine too have their share of war crime atrocities.

Palestinians war tactics against Israelis has always been that of terrorism plus guerilla styled warfare. They have been using churches and hospitals as a fighting position, using ambulances to transport explosives, using whellchair bound man as cover, carried out suicide bombings, Palestinian soldiers dressed in Israeli uniforms, murdering young Israeli girls, using vehicles of the media to ferry suicide bombers, executed captives that were not even involved in hostilities and even using their own Palestinian flesh and blood including women and children as cover when engaging in battle.

Yes, these are the shocking war crimes of Palestinians are guilty of that our Government conveniently omitted from telling us. The Government's promotion of Palestine has seen about 1,000 of our students from Universiti Malaya’s Academy of Islamic Studies and the Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic College (Kias) demonstrating at Dataran Kias as a protest against the Israeli aggression. The students were seen with banners bearing the words "We Condemn the Israeli Attacks on Palestine", "We Muslim Students Protest the Jewish Brutality" and "Boycott Israeli Goods". They also burnt an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Jewish flag. Do these students actually know that they are supporting murderers too???

Using the current war between Israel and Palestine is a cheap and dispicable tactic that the UMNO masterminded Government is harbouring on for political reasons only. If anything that RTM wants to air it should be atrocities of both countries and the negatives of hostile offensive engagement. Armed confrontation should never be the solution even if the opposite party drew first blood. War has shown over the years that it doesn't solve anything.

Condolences and sympathy goes out to all those that have lost their loved ones and to those who have survived so far, your safety and well being is in all our prayers. The new year is here and hope and prayers are axtended to all Israelis and Palestinians that there maybe an end soon to their conflict. May this year be the beginning of many more years to come of peace for them and for all human kind.