Where are our youths?

Where are our youths?

From Kompas

Our beloved motherland is now in a state of turbulence because of smog from forest fires. The smoke has even spread to neighboring countries. Our President has twice conveyed his apologies to our neighbors.

Malaysia has sent a fire fighting team to help extinguish the hot spots. Australia has offered its services. Our armed forces have joined in the fight against the fires and local inhabitants have not remained idle either.

What concerns me greatly is the glaring absence of our youths who should be in the forefront in the fight to extinguish the fires. Do we not have a lot of youth and student organizations?

Where are they? We have not heard their voice. In my opinion, we would not need to accept help from outside of the country if our young people would rise as one man and go to the fields to quell the fires. They could work in groups of firefighters, mask makers, mask distributors and public kitchen operators.

Why is it that even their voice has not been heard so far? An important question indeed.

D. SUNGKONO

Jakarta