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        "id": 1643745,
        "msgid": "remembering-juwono-sudarsono-1774867916",
        "date": "2026-03-30 16:50:30",
        "title": "Remembering Juwono Sudarsono",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "This article reflects on the humility and wisdom of Juwono Sudarsono, a prominent Indonesian academic and former Defence Minister who passed away on 28 March 2026, through a personal anecdote from an ANTARA interview around 2000. During the interview, conducted for a book on national politics, Juwono's modest response to a light-hearted question about defence consulting services exemplified the \"padi\" philosophy\u2014where greater knowledge leads to greater humility\u2014highlighting his intellectual grace. The piece underscores Juwono's legacy as a respected figure in Indonesian politics and international relations, emphasising the divide between image and reality in public discourse.",
        "content": "<p>Juwono truly embodied the wisdom of the rice stalk to the marrow of\nhis bones: the more he knew, the more humble he became, and the less he\nunderestimated anyone in conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - \u201cThis world has two realms: the world of image and\nthe world of reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This statement came from Juwono Sudarsono, who had just passed away\non 28 March 2026, during an interview with ANTARA around the end of\n2000.<\/p>\n<p>The interview itself was conducted for the purpose of compiling a\nbook of views from prominent figures on national politics at that\ntime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of money in that, right?\u201d Juwono said jokingly to\nANTARA, after learning the purpose of the interview, which took place at\nthe cafeteria of the Hilton Hotel in the Senayan area, Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>ANTARA could only grin at his joke, unable to say anything.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, ANTARA asked him about defence consulting\nservices, actually just to lighten the mood and build rapport with\nhim.<\/p>\n<p>Pretending to be knowledgeable, armed with expert analyses and\nreferences that ANTARA had gathered from various sources, ANTARA\nquestioned Juwono about the defence consulting business.<\/p>\n<p>The Doctor of International Relations, already widely known as a\ndefence expert long before becoming Minister of Defence, listened\nseriously to what ANTARA said.<\/p>\n<p>But with humility, he replied, \u201cWow, I\u2019m just learning about that\nnow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though ANTARA was certain he already knew everything ANTARA\nmentioned, because what ANTARA conveyed was mere common sense.<\/p>\n<p>ANTARA could only conclude that this was one piece of evidence of the\nhumility of an intellectual who was indeed widely known for his \u201cpadi\u201d\nknowledge.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/remembering-juwono-sudarsono-1774867916",
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