My first article in this platform. I would like to use this to shout out what’s happening in my side of this big world, Indonesia. In the fourth largest nation in the world, and the biggest moslem country, a chinese christian like myself is minority. However, this doesn’t make me less Indonesian than the others. In fact, the reason I decide to start writing up news, articles, and my ideas in this platform is to promote my nation through the real stories from real people that are facing real challenges, I will present from time to time. My hope is that I can light a little candle in the darkness, inspiring stories from ground zero in Indonesia that will let the world know that Indonesia is the next giant nation economically, politically, and at the end of the day is influentially. New Indonesia is a history in making long-waited by nations to help create a new world. Is it too much of dream? This is not my idea. History is God’s story. I believe this is part of God’s story in human race journey.
What is in the making?
A new presidential election will be run next year 2014. This new president will be the 7th president of Indonesia, the “magic number” for some believers including myself. Since 1945, 68 years ago, Indonesia has its independence from Dutch and Japan imperalization, a very young nation comparing to United States. As a republic and democratic nation, Indonesia is still learning how to implement Unity in Diversity but yet still having the local wisdoms that are the distinct mark of the 16,000 islands nations and approximately 300-350 distinct languages. 2015, the 70th birthday of the nation will be a milestone for the nation, the people of Indonesia is waiting eagerly the future elected leaders will be able to bring this nation soar economically, to bring robust unity socially and politically, and to build a solid framework of new Indonesia for 30 years after that, that is the 100th independence years of Indonesia.
New Jakarta, the capital city program headed by promising current Government of Jakarta, Joko Widodo aka Jokowi has become prototyping for us the next Indonesia. In fact, Mr. Joko vice government, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama aka Ahok (his chinese name) is also becoming a rising icon in this nation. Ahok (chinese and christian background) has started proving himself worth to be the leader of this moslem majority nation. The combination of Jokowi-Ahok has brought a new sparkling hope for all citizens in Indonesia that the new history of Indonesia is indeed in making. Not just a dream anymore, it is happening.
I am hoping this little thought can bring many readers all around the world to pray with me and with 250 millions Indonesians who are hoping for better future, the New Indonesia.
Pendekar Solo
(Solo is my city, Pendekar is a hero :))