Look into your hearts

Look into your hearts

I am writing in response to Sumarsono Sastrowardoyo's letter
on Sun Tsu in The Jakarta Post of Oct. 17.

We ethnic Chinese-Indonesians, who have no conglomerates and
are not profiteers of the state, have indeed come to realize that
as a minority group we are making no demands whatsoever with
regard to the mid-May riots. Only a number of non-governmental
organizations abroad, following the voice of their heart and
conscience, do so by focusing on the human rights violations.

As citizens of Chinese descent, we feel that we are only part
of the Indonesian nation and that we are no enemies (in Sun Tsu).
After seeing and experiencing the May 13 to May 15 riots, we can
only entrust the safety of our life and our wealth, if there is
still some left, to God the Almighty.

As Chinese-Indonesians, we would only like to invoke the
understanding of people with thoughts and views like Sumarsono
Sastrowardoyo to look into their hearts and keep a clear mind
when assessing the question of the ethnic Chinese. Please do not
generalize that all ethnic Chinese do nothing good. We are
convinced that many indigenous Indonesians sympathize with us and
condemn what happened during the riots.

JULIA PUSPADEWI T.

Jakarta