Self confidence needed

Self confidence needed

From Republika

We are happy with Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's article in
Kompas of Dec. 18, 2000 as we can read and analyze the
president's way of thinking affecting his actions so far. The
article describes Gus Dur's sluggishness and superficial approach
in facing this nation's big problems.

Therefore it's natural if many state decisions are
inappropriate for handling various important problems, while
other problems keep arising. All these require an enormous
stamina and the ability to deal with consistent high pressure
particularly during this hard time.

In our opinion, all these problems spring from a cult of the
individual which doesn't educate the nation to develop self-
confidence regarding its capability, and as such makes people
rely on others. This all results in quite heavy problems which
seem to beset this nation unceasingly.

In this political chaos our enemy is ourselves. Why ? We must
be able to forgive the past as a historical process of the Old
Order and New Order for the sake of national reconciliation. If
this is not mastered by Gus Dur. How will it ever be?

RA BERAR FATHIA

Bandung