Solidarity under trial

Solidarity under trial

The unrest on Haruku Island in Central Maluku will hopefully
remind us, as a nation and as members of the human race, that
disaster always brings suffering. What is involved is not only
the figures on how many ruined buildings and damaged vehicles,
but also, and more importantly, the human suffering caused by
such unrest.

It is to be hoped that the recent spate of tragedies will
bring some good by reminding us that it is time for us to return
to the roots of our benevolent human natures and put an end to
all of this unrest and disorder. It is time that we learn once
again to live together in peace and cast away our feelings of
mutual distrust.

No less important, it is time that we learn not to allow
ourselves to be provoked so easily, and to think clearly about
all the problems and issues which we must face. Surely we do not
want the unrest in Maluku to spread to other regions in
Indonesia.

-- Merdeka, Jakarta