Culture of resignation

Culture of resignation

From Media Indonesia

In keeping with progress and globalization, ethical behavior
as well as the quality of human resources needs to be improved.
Professionalism needs to be complemented with good ethics,
openness, creativity and integrity. National interest should be
placed above personal, family and clan interest or unethical
practices for gain.

It is hoped that leaders at all levels direct their
subordinates to work as well as possible for the nation, the
majority of which is now suffering. This is marked by the famine
in Irian Jaya and the people going abroad to work legally and
illegally. These people are compelled to leave their home and
country just to subsist. We certainly feel concerned about their
fate.

When I was in Malaysia, I met a fellow participant at a
seminar. He lives in the United Arab Emirates. He proudly told me
that his family employed two servants from Indonesia. I felt sad
and ashamed.

I hope that our leaders and decisionmakers will introspect and
if they find they have failed, are incapable, that they resign
from their post and pave the way for others for the sake of
national interest.

Let us imitate the good culture in other countries, for
example Japan. Recently, Japan's minister of the central bank
resigned from his post.

PUDIYANTO SURADIBROTO

Jakarta