Ordinary Malaysians are united, and here’s the proof
People from all walks of life, race and religion, extend a hand to help a lonely 85-year-old woman living in squalid conditions.
PETALING JAYA: Sports is not the only factor that can unite Malaysia.
Seeing one of us living in miserable conditions can also get people from all races and creeds to come together to offer a helping hand.
According to a Sin Chew Daily report, that’s what happened in the case of Samaritans uniting to help former teacher Molly Yeo, who was living in squalid conditions at her home in Ampang since her son left the house three years ago.
Yeo, 85, could not take care of herself and has had to rely on her neighbours for food for the past few years.
Her plight struck a Malay woman, who then alerted Community Policing Malaysia founder Kuan Chee Heng, who turned to social media to extend an appeal for Yeo.
It didn’t take long before about 20 people from all races and religions — some from as far as Seremban — turned up in front of Yeo’s doorstep, offering to help her.
The octogenarian, however, did not allow the group to enter at first, but relented after much persuasion, said the report.
The group cleaned up so much rubbish from the house that a garbage truck had to make two trips to clear it.
Firemen also dropped in to clean the floor, while the volunteers painted the house.
In what could be a display of true unity — a Malay woman helped trim Yeo’s hair and nails, an Indian provided her with a pillow and household items, and a Chinese gave her new clothes, said the report.
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Arrangements have also been made for Yeo to stay in an old folks home, it added.