True leader from 2004 elections?

True leader from 2004 elections?

From Suara Karya

In times of trouble or a succession of national leadership,
part of the Javanese community will talk about the imminent
appearance of a satrio piningit (knight in seclusion), meaning a
true leader who will emerge to bring about improvements in
society.

With the progress in national life, however, rational and
logical thinking should replace such concepts. In order to avoid
unnecessary curiosity over who will be that figure, let us deal
with the matter by means of common sense and critical reasoning.

The word seclusion suggests that the leader will not appear
all at once, but rather he or she will have to undergo a long
process of preparation. This is exactly the case with a
presidential candidate, who has to go through a transparent
direct election.

Whether or not the sixth president of Indonesia as elected in
the recent poll is the "true leader" coming out of seclusion, as
perceived by the Javanese, is up to this community to answer. But
by modern reasoning, this type of leader is expected to emerge
not only from the 2004 elections but also from subsequent
democratic elections.

Meanwhile, the true leader in the Javanese concept implies a
national figure with great wisdom, justice and a great sense of
responsibility, the main qualities expected from a national
leader at all times.

MASKURUN MULYOSUKARTO
Depok, West Java