Promises are for keeping<\/p>\n
One of my good friends mentioned the other day that he liked
\nthis quote, which he apparently read in a recent issue of the
\nAsian Wall Street Journal: It's an irony that man's achievements
\nare always published on the last page while his failures are
\ndominantly displayed on the front page of a newspaper.<\/p>\n
This quote crossed my mind when I read The Jakarta Post on
\nDec. 12, 2001. The news of the formation of a national front
\n\"demanding the fulfillment of promises\", established by Gandhi
\nSukardi was relegated to page 8, whereas the news of an Ambon
\nferry disaster, a Bulgarian newsreader's striptease, garbage
\nburning and the like grabbed the attention of the paper's front
\npage.<\/p>\n
Promises are for keeping. They are commitments that must be
\nhonored. There should be really no need to be reminded of one's
\npromises. But then, politicians, as a tribe everywhere, are
\npeople who like to forget their promises to voters. Politicians
\nnever \"promise\" to keep their promises. The electorate also has a
\nshort memory, and the result: People who fail to follow through
\nwith their promises, find it easy to get reelected. Therefore,
\nreminders, once in a while, by socially active groups should
\ngreatly help in expediting matters.<\/p>\n
Gandhi Sukardi, a record holder for his writings in the Post,
\nhas now taken on another role as the initiator for the forum
\nBarisan Penagih Janji (Front for Demanders of Promise
\nFulfillment). I greatly applaud his efforts in this direction and
\nI wish the new forum all success.<\/p>\n
D. CHANDRAMOULI<\/p>\n
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