Gus Dur's sweet victory<\/p>\n
As I was sleeping I dreamed that I heard President Abdurrahman
\n\"Gus Dur\" Wahid laughing loudly. He was reading an article in The
\nJakarta Post March 1, 2001, Page 1 Gus Dur urged to cut short
\noverseas trip.<\/p>\n
Why was he laughing? Why was Gus Dur so happy? It was caused
\nby what he read: \"Calls mounted on Wednesday for President
\nAbdurrahman Wahid to cut short his overseas trip and immediately
\nreturn home to settle the communal clashes in Central
\nKalimantan\".<\/p>\n
I dreamed Gus Dur looked at the mirror and said, see now, the
\nIndonesian people and their leaders know who the real leader is.
\nWithout me, nobody can settle problems and bring peace to those
\ncommunal clashes. They want me to step down, to give way to other
\nmore capable leaders. What a laugh! Students and other
\norganizations have demonstrated against me, but in their hearts
\nthey still say: Gus Dur, don't go. We need you.<\/p>\n
Now Central Kalimantan is on fire and despite the presence of
\nMegawati, Yudoyono, Widodo, etc., they can do nothing. My
\nstrategy is working and the people reluctantly have to admit that
\nI am the savior of the nation. Of course I will go back, but in
\ndue time, to show that Indonesia is at a standstill in my absent.<\/p>\n
What a sweet victory and a harsh lesson for the other leaders
\nin Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"You still need me,\" Gus Dur would say, \"although you don't
\nliterally express it in words, but your desperate call for me to
\nreturn is proof of your incapability to settle things. Stop
\ncrying, and don't behave like kindergartners. Daddy will be back
\nsoon. Don't worry, I will come back, from Saudi Arabia with
\nlove.\"<\/p>\n
SOEGIH ARTO<\/p>\n
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