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 NAME: KAMALI KANNAN

SCHOOL: SM SAINS SERI PUTERI, KUALA LUMPUR 

TITLE: LET THEM IN

A knock at your door followd !y a rat"r loudr t"ud# Can you "ar t" !an$%n$& T" con'tant

'cra(' and call' for you& T"y call out, !ut w n)r lt t"( %n# *ll, t" cu'to( %', w"n w

"ar a knock at t" door w ru'" to %t and attnd to w"o)r t"r %'# * +ay our ut(o't attnt%on

to t"( and act on t"%r word' (o't of t" t%(# %t a 'al'(an, a fa(%ly ((!r or t"

n%$"!or', w $%) our "undrd +rcnt# Unfortunatly %n today- rut"l'', unfor$%)%n$ and fa't.

 +acd world, w oftn %$nor )o%c' !ckon%n$ to u', +lad%n$ to ! "ard#

T" )o%c' I '+ak of /%'t %n )ry on of u'# H%ddn, un"ard and torturd# May! t"at %' w"y

w "a) )ol)d to !co( an %n"u(an rac# T"' )o%c' ar '"ut out 'tr%ctly and n)r lt %n

 !y (o't of u' lad%n$ to "o(%c%d', rlntl'' war', (rc%l'' a!u'%n$ and )n a!andon(nt#

Mo't of u' don-t ral%0 t"at only w"n do w lt t"( %n, a !ttr world %' +o''%!l1 for today,

to(orrow and for)r# * "u(an' "a) !n d'%$nd %ntr%catly and un%2uly to fl, to know

and to "a) %n't%nct' t"at ar (o't of t" t%( r%$"t# Unfortunatly w '"ut t" door %n t"%r fac#

How ar w to fnd for our'l)' %n 'uc" a world w%t"out t"o' t%ny )o%c' t"at actually (attr a

lot#

Pro)%n$ (y +o%nt, t"r wa' a nw'+a+r art%cl cla%(%n$ t"at on of two (n w"o wr !'t

fr%nd' attackd "%' ot"r fr%nd and 'ta!!d "%( and al'o att(+td to car) "%' "art out# 3o

you ' t" '%$n%f%canc of (y cla%(& Two +o+l w"o wr fr%nd' n)r "ad a (ot%) to "urt

t" ot"r and yt w "ar of t"%'# A' "u(an, I a( +rtty 'ur t"at " would "a) "ard a )o%c

t"at 'a%d to "old !ack , or (ay! a )o%c ra'on%n$ t"at t" ot"r (an wa' aftr all "%' fr%nd !ut

t" (an c"o' to %$nor t"o' )o%c'# H '"ut t"( out and n)r lt t"( %n#

* '"ould co( to undr'tand t"at 'oonr or latr %f w want to l%) %n a !ttr +lac w ar

o!l%$d to lt t"( %n# T"( a' %n t"o' )o%c' w"o lt you know !twn r%$"t and wron$#

T"o' )o%c' w"o (ak you ' t" l%$"t %n t" (%d't of darkn'' or )n tll you t"at t"%' too

'"all +a''# T"o' )o%c' w"o +lad for you to '"ow co(+a''%on and lo)# Ltt%n$ t"( %n can

(ak t" d%ffrnc, t" c"an$ t"at you want to ' %n t" world# It all 4u't !$%n' w%t" a knock 

and on w"o %' nl%$"tnd nou$" to know t"at t"y (u't ! lt %n#

*ll, '+ak%n$ a!out a !ttr +lac to l%), w /+ct +ac, tolranc and 'afty# * ar no

(or coddld %n t" 'afty t"at onc /%'td %n t" t%(' of our anc'tor'# Stor%' of +ac

(ak%n$ and cal(n'' ar now a 'carc%ty# T"%' %' (o'tly cau'd !y our nwfound talnt' to

d%'r$ard and d%'(%'' any 'uc" )o%c' t"at tll u' to connct w%t" anot"r !%n$# T"' %n't%nct'

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and )o%c' ar w"at !r%n$ u' all to$t"r# If t" +r'on w"o dclar' war wa' w%ll%n$ to l%'tn to a

)o%c and an'wr t" con'tant call' for "%' co(+a''%on, 'y(+at"y and con'%drat%on# If " would

"a) 4u't lt t"( %n, countl'' %nnocnt l%)' would "a) !n '+ard, a nat%on would "a)

/%'td %n +ac and not %n +%c'# If a co((on (an allowd t" )o%c' d+ down to 'urfac,

w"o %' to tll t"at " would not tolrat anot"r, +r)nt%n$ 2uarrl' or )n rac%al confl%ct'# If 

w $a) t"o' )o%c' a c"anc t"n, +ac and 'afty would a$a%n !co( a ral%ty rat"r t"an a

dra(#

* ar now )n afra%d 'o a' to la) our "ou'' and 't+ out ! %t dur%n$ t" day or at n%$"t# *

)n far our 'afty w"n w ar at "o(# * )n o+t to 2u%+ our "ou'' w%t" 'tat of t" art

'cur%ty 'y't('# T"r %' no nd for all t"' +a%n'tak%n$ (a'ur' of 'afty %f )ryon lt

t"o' )o%c' tll%n$ you t" r%$"t t"%n$ to do and "l+%n$ you (ak t" r%$"t dc%'%on %n'tad of 

 !rak%n$ %nto 'o(on-' "ou' and tak%n$ w"at wa'n-t your' to !$%n w%t"# T" ky to our 

carfr l%)' %' for )ryon to l%'tn to t"o' )o%c' and lt t"( %n %n'tad of '"utt%n$ t"(

out# * would do t" r%$"t t"%n$ !cau' %n 'uc" ca'' our con'c%nc knock' on t" door' of 

our (%nd'# 5u't o+n t" door' and lt t"( %n#

Ha) you oftn cra)d t" 'cn%c )%w' or t" clan a%r t"at w r((!r %n t" t%(' of our 

forfat"r'& * ' t"( %n +%ctur' and %(a$%n t"( w"n w rad a +o( or 'tory t"at

d'cr%!' Mot"r Natur-' l$anc and !w%tc"%n$ !auty# Ha) you wondrd w"y w yarn

for %t %n'tad of n4oy%n$ %t& 3o you "ar a knock& Anot"r loudr on& No on an'wr'# *

oftn do t"%' w"n w %$norantly dc%d to d%'+o' of t" ru!!%'" )ryw"r %n'tad of 

rcycl%n$ %t# * %$nor our con'c%nc call%n$ on to u' to a++rc%at natur, to fl $u%lty a!out

contr%!ut%n$ to %t' d'truct%on and tll%n$ u' t"at w nd to lo) and car for natur# Lt t"o'

)o%c' %n to '+ t"rou$" you and d%rct you a++ro+r%atly# Lo) and car for t" '+ll !ound%n$

crat%on' of t" (%$"ty on fro( u+ and a!o) and t"o' +a%nt%n$' and %(a$r%' of a

wondrland w"r lu'" $rn (ounta%n' '+rad out a$a%n't a 'tunn%n$ !ack$round of a clar 'ky

and t" clar (orn%n$ a%r w%ll !co( w%t"%n rac"#

L%f nd' a' %t !$%n' for t"o' w"o t"%nk t"at 'u%c%d %' t" 'olut%on to all t"%r wo'# So(

don-t ral%0 t"at l%f %' a +rc%ou' $%ft t"at %' (ant to ! tra'urd and l%)d to t" full't# All

t"y ' %' t" +a%n and t" darkn'' t" world "a' to offr# T"y '"ut out t"o' !%n$' w%t"%n

'ay%n$ t"at "o+ %' not lo't and t"r %' l%$"t d'+%t t" dark# Suc" +o+l d)lo+ d+r''%on

t"at %' 'o ')r %t %' ak%n to a (%n wa%t%n$ to ! 't++d on or )n a t%( !o(! t%ck%n$ away#

Stat%'t%c' 'ay t"at +o+l w"o ar n)lo+d %n t"%r (%'ry d)lo+ d+r''%on t"at ur$' t"(

to att(+t at tak%n$ t"%r own l%)'# T"y do not allow )o%c' t"at 'cra( out %n d'+rat%on to !

"ard to 'urfac fall%n$ d+r and d+r %nto t" +%t' of darkn'' and ndl'' 'orrow# T"%' %'

w"y +'yc"olo$%'t' and coun'lor' ncoura$ t"%r +at%nt' to $o t"rou$" t"ra+y w"r t"y lt

out all t"at (%'ry to lt %n t"o' +o'%t%) t"ou$"t'# T"%' al'o a++l%' ac" and )ryon of u' a'

all of u' fac d(on' of our own and ar at t" !r%nk of 'an%ty# So a' not to lo' %t, an'wr t"

door' and t"%' t%(, don-t 'nd t"( away#

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*r you on of t" 'y(+at"%0r' of t" !oy w"o wa' a!andond %n a !u%ld%n$ !y "%' own

(ot"r& H wa' lft to 'tar) and rot %n "%' own /crt%on'# 3%d your "art rac" out "%(& 3%d %t

lt out a $a'+ at t" '%$"t of "%(& Lt %n t" co(+a''%on t"at a(!u'"' your t"ou$"t' and fl# I

oftn wondrd %f t" (ot"r concrnd )r d%d t"at# A (ot"r %' 'a%d to ! t" (o't

co(+a''%onat, lo)%n$ and con'%drat 'oul aftr 6od# My d'cr%+t%on do'n-t '( to f%t t"

lady %n 2u't%on !cau' '" %' on of u'# On of u' w"o "a' dc%dd t"at '" w%ll not lt t"( %n#

w"n co(+a''%on call', w an'wr, and a!andon(nt 'uc" a' t"%' w%ll ! 'carc# It l%)' %n all of 

u' !ut a$a%n, t" d%'crt%on %' nt%rly your' a' w dc%d w"at w do w%t" our door', w"t"r w

o+n t"( w%d to lt t"( %n or '"ut t" door %n t"%r fac and k+ t"( out# T" "u(an "a)

"a' rducd to !co( an %n"u(an on (o'tly !cau' w fa%l to lt t"( %n t"u' (ak%n$ a

$ra) (%'tak# If t"r wa' no co(+a''%on w"at would t" world !& A "u(an %$nor%n$ t"

nd' of anot"r and n)r fl%n$ $u%lt for do%n$ 'o# * would walk away fro( 'o(on w"o

wa' l%trally dy%n$ w%t"out )n $%)%n$ t"( a' (uc" a' a 'cond $lanc or t"ou$"t#

In a nut'"ll, "u(an' ar un%2u cratur' w"o +o'''' t" +owr fro( w%t"%n and +owr o)r 

w"o( and w"at w lt %n and w"at w do not# I !l%) t"at to (+owr and (ak +o''%!l t"

"u(an.fr%ndly world of our dra(' w a' %n ac" and )ry on of u' "a' to lt t"o' )o%c' %n#

6od Al(%$"ty "a' !'towd u' a wondrful ract%) (c"an%'( w"r w"n w fl, w t"%nk 

and w"n w t"%nk w rfra%n fro( co((%tt%n$ '%n' and w !$%n to ! awar of t" t"%n$' t"at

"a++n around u', w"r w 'tr%) to (ak a c"an$ or lnd a "and to t" !%n$ %n d%'tr'' t"

world !co(' a 'anctuary# Knock# 6o on, lt t"( %n#