We need a leader who has sensitifity

We need a leader who has sensitifity

A state leader is on the frontline, directing his/her
countrymen which way to go at crossroads, sending a glimmer of
light to those in the dark.

A leader should also be able to show sympathy and spirit when
his/her people are in utter misery.

It is in this light that a leader is required to have
sensitivity and empathy for other people's situation.

The same is true with the leader of Indonesia. A leader would
be nothing if he/she trusts on his might and power alone without
any sensitivity to what his people are enduring.

Indeed, this country has yet to have a leader who is able to
understand the people's sufferings.

A clear example before our eyes is the extent of the sympathy
of this country's leader to the flood victims in Bahorok
subdistrict, Langkat district in North Sumatra province.

What we deeply deplore is that President Megawati
Soekarnoputri was too late in expressing her condolences to the
families of the victims. We wonder why. Wasn't she moved by the
dreadful disaster which has claimed hundreds of lives?

Megawati did certainly send her husband, Taufiq Kiemas, and a
number of officials to Langkat to get firsthand information on
the disaster, but her presence at the flood-hit area was badly
needed.

The presence of a president in the midst of his suffering
people will do good, like cool water to thirsty souls.

-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta