This is actually one of my task but..
I really want to share this to you guys also :D
"Why?"
You guys must be questioning :)
Because this is how I see world in my own paradigm and this is how he makes it come true.
I really want to share this to you guys also :D
"Why?"
You guys must be questioning :)
Because this is how I see world in my own paradigm and this is how he makes it come true.
"Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today."
- Jinato Hu
From the past until now, diversity is one of the major factors of synergism the world. Acceptance and respect from one person to another is what diversity is all about. It's quite common that we always see it in our social life. But, people misunderstood what the true meaning of diversity is itself. Why should they think diversity is a weakness? Should we consider it as a hindrance to everyone?
For example in Indonesia around 241 million people have different bloodlines such as Chinese bloodlines, Indonesian bloodlines, Indian bloodlines and some of European bloodlines. Each city has different ethnics, 5 different religions and many things that could cause them different from others till it's almost impossible to see a person who is really 99% the same like us. These uniqueness and diversity make any country grow stronger because of them, the amazing paradigm came from.
Perhaps you remember one of Napoleon Bonaparte's quote "A leader is a dealer in hope." .
Which shows us that a good leader also brings good hopes, not just empty and fake hopes. Speaking of hope there were many famous leader in Indonesia. Some of them created amazing things that has brought Indonesia one step closer to a whole new level. This leader brought hope to Indonesia. To create a united Indonesia.
That was exactly what he did. He made the minority united with the majority. In Indonesia Chinese is the minority race and he was an Indonesian leader who also had Chinese blood. He helped Chinese race in Indonesia to grow and to express themselves freely and also untied them from racism such as sexual harassment, mass destruction and anti-Chinese paradigm. Because, he knew without the help of Chinese people living in Indonesia, we couldn't taste the feeling of being an independent country.
Around 1967, Chinese people were considered as foreigners which had a lower status than the Indonesian people. Indirectly, they erased Chinese people's right. The freedom of speech was prohibited, forbidden to use Mandarin or Cantonese and even considered that Konghucu (Chinese people's beliefs) wasn't a religion. What was the reason the government did that? Simple answer, they were afraid because Chinese people were considered as communists. And also there were some crucial points happened when it came to the end of president Soeharto's government era. Many Chinese people were murdered, raped, harassed and assaulted, and many more because of racial demonstration.
The man who helped Chinese race was Gus Dur or we called him Abdurahman Wahid. As fresh as a breeze, He was the one who adopted universal humanism when he was the president. He thought that Chinese people deserved to be a part of Indonesia and it's not because he had a little bit of Chinese bloodlines. He revoked laws that forbidding Chinese people from expressing themselves. He gave his biggest appreciation to them and even declared Lunar New Year as national holiday in Indonesia.
Why do I admire Gus Dur? first, because he creates unity between the minority with the majority. what will happened if that unity never appear? me, myself perhaps won't be exist now. I have Chinese bloodlines and perhaps they will hunt my family and killed of my family and another Chinese family. Will Indonesia be the same as the Indonesia we saw today? We saw Indonesia with many race and also ethnic, If there weren't any unity between the minority and the majority, Indonesia won't be as strong as now. Indonesia strong because of the diversity. Different paradigms brings this county move to another level and open the people's mind to a thing that outside our range and understands it instead judging it.
Second, I admire him because he was so commit to do something about humanity. I mean if he were acting so selfish, He would said with or without minority Indonesia would be the same. Same like what Soeharto did in his era. Instead of doing it he made the minority also had the same rights as the other ethnic, he stop all the violence, he stand up for the minority honored the diversity and as Abraham Lincoln say, "everyone is equal". He appreciate each ethnic and bloodlines because their uniqueness and Let the get their rights and free from racism that happened in Indonesia
That was exactly what he did. He made the minority united with the majority. In Indonesia Chinese is the minority race and he was an Indonesian leader who also had Chinese blood. He helped Chinese race in Indonesia to grow and to express themselves freely and also untied them from racism such as sexual harassment, mass destruction and anti-Chinese paradigm. Because, he knew without the help of Chinese people living in Indonesia, we couldn't taste the feeling of being an independent country.
Around 1967, Chinese people were considered as foreigners which had a lower status than the Indonesian people. Indirectly, they erased Chinese people's right. The freedom of speech was prohibited, forbidden to use Mandarin or Cantonese and even considered that Konghucu (Chinese people's beliefs) wasn't a religion. What was the reason the government did that? Simple answer, they were afraid because Chinese people were considered as communists. And also there were some crucial points happened when it came to the end of president Soeharto's government era. Many Chinese people were murdered, raped, harassed and assaulted, and many more because of racial demonstration.
The man who helped Chinese race was Gus Dur or we called him Abdurahman Wahid. As fresh as a breeze, He was the one who adopted universal humanism when he was the president. He thought that Chinese people deserved to be a part of Indonesia and it's not because he had a little bit of Chinese bloodlines. He revoked laws that forbidding Chinese people from expressing themselves. He gave his biggest appreciation to them and even declared Lunar New Year as national holiday in Indonesia.
Why do I admire Gus Dur? first, because he creates unity between the minority with the majority. what will happened if that unity never appear? me, myself perhaps won't be exist now. I have Chinese bloodlines and perhaps they will hunt my family and killed of my family and another Chinese family. Will Indonesia be the same as the Indonesia we saw today? We saw Indonesia with many race and also ethnic, If there weren't any unity between the minority and the majority, Indonesia won't be as strong as now. Indonesia strong because of the diversity. Different paradigms brings this county move to another level and open the people's mind to a thing that outside our range and understands it instead judging it.
Second, I admire him because he was so commit to do something about humanity. I mean if he were acting so selfish, He would said with or without minority Indonesia would be the same. Same like what Soeharto did in his era. Instead of doing it he made the minority also had the same rights as the other ethnic, he stop all the violence, he stand up for the minority honored the diversity and as Abraham Lincoln say, "everyone is equal". He appreciate each ethnic and bloodlines because their uniqueness and Let the get their rights and free from racism that happened in Indonesia
