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Emotional Intelligence is an important aspect to survive in a multicultural community. Lacking of emotional intelligence may result in a racial conflict and cause unnecessary friction which disturbs the peace and harmony of a society. Malaysia would be a good example to illustrate this situation. Having a multicultural community, difference in background is a major obstacle to overcome in order to achieve a peaceful society. Therefore, the ability to handle emotions and sensitive issues has always been a skill that each and every Malaysian must master. Back in 13th May 1969, a major racial conflict took place in Malaysia whereby different races felt offended by each other and started to fight and even kill one another. This is the ultimate defect of lacking of emotional intelligence and respect that we, Malaysians don’t want to come across ever again. Since then, everyone realizes the importance of emotional intelligence and relevant attributes are included in the education system to foster the togetherness among different races and culture so as to build up a strong and united community like what we have in picture today. In conclusion, emotional intelligence plays an important role on creating peace and harmony in a multicultural society and it is everybody’s responsibility to master this skill to avoid conflict and contribute to the growth of the society.