Ask for God's guidance!<\/p>\n
From Pikiran Rakyat<\/p>\n
American politicians may well consider our upcoming general
\nelection, which 48 parties will contest, more democratic than
\npolls in the United States. If the number of political parties
\nparticipating in the elections is your yardstick, well, you may
\nas well take pride in the general election in Indonesia in view
\nof the number of political parties taking part in it.<\/p>\n
But please don't forget that in this respect Indonesians must
\nbe extra-intelligent to be able to assess, analyze and compare
\nall the 48 parties before they can make a rational choice. I bet
\nmost Americans, with their long tradition of democracy, would be
\nbaffled by the prospect of having to make a really rational
\nchoice out of 48 political parties. Things would be plain sailing
\nindeed, with respect to making a rational choice out these 48
\npolitical parties, if Indonesians had as good a reasoning
\ncapacity as American politicians.<\/p>\n
One sure thing, however, is that you should not think that
\nvoters are devoid of good political reasoning if their choice is
\nstill colored by \"like and dislike\".<\/p>\n
Therefore, it stands to reason that some quarters have hinted
\nthat the 48 political parties, apart from being ready to win the
\nelections, must also be really prepared to be good losers.<\/p>\n
At this juncture allow me to call on all eligible voters to
\nrely on God's guidance in making a choice about a political
\nparty. They may have this guidance by performing certain rites or
\npraying in accordance with their respective religions.<\/p>\n
It may happen that different people will have His guidance to
\nchoose different political parties. If this is so, this will be
\nthe way God brings about justice to save this nation. Or perhaps
\nGod will save this nation by not giving any guidance at all, no
\nmatter how serious you are in your rites or prayers.<\/p>\n
And one more thing: in introducing the programs of their
\nparties, the campaigners should never try to act as if they know
\nbetter than God about the future by stating that things will be
\ncertain to be like this or that.<\/p>\n
Instead, they should call on the people to ask for His
\nguidance before making a choice.<\/p>\n
ADJIR ESA POETRA<\/p>\n
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