This Nation Built by Father of Nations Who Are Not Resentful, Beneficent and Tolerant

Consider Buya Hamka's comment on her imprisonment by Bung Karno, "I have never revenge on the person who hurt me." The revenge includes sin, and for two years and four months I was arrested, I felt it was an infinite grace from God to me, I can finish the 30 juz Tafsir of the Quran. If it is not in custody, there can be no time for me to do and complete the work. "
Although politically opposite, Soekarno remained respectful of Hamka's clergy. On the eve of his death, Sukarno said, "If I die, ask for the willingness of Hamka to be a priest of my body prayer ..."

Although many do not agree, Buya Hamka sincerely fulfill the will of Sukarno led the prayer of the character who once thrown him into the prison.

This nation was built by a decisive but courteous statesman ...
Because of his strict critique of the New Order, Mohammad Natsir and the 50 petition groups were banned. Natsir is prohibited to conduct foreign visits such as following the Islamic Natural Rabithah Conference. Even Natsir did not get permission to go to Malaysia to receive honorary doctorate from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and University of Pulau Pinang Science.

Behind the criticism he wielded, he remained polite. For example, on several occasions of Idul Fitri, he was always present at a gathering at Soeharto's residence in Cendana, although his presence was often not responded to by Soeharto at the time.

In fact not only be polite, he consciously also helped the New Order government for the sake of the government itself. For example, he helped contact the Kuwaiti government to invest in Indonesia and convince the Japanese government of the earnestness of the New Order to build the economy.

This nation stands because the founding fathers are tolerant and full of empathy ...
Prawoto Mangkusasmito, Chairman of Masyumi after Mohammad Natsir, lives very simply and even has no home. Chairman of the Indonesian Christian Party, IJ Kasimo took the initiative to initiate urunan to buy a house for Prawoto.
This nation is great because of its leader's simplicity ...

Bung Hatta had a dream to buy Bally shoes. He saves the ad clippings that contain his reseller address. He then saves, collecting the money little by little in order to buy these dream shoes.

But what happened? It turned out that saving money was never enough to buy Bally shoes. His savings money was taken for domestic purposes or to help the people who came to him for help. As a result, Bung Hatta desire to buy a pair of Bally shoes never accomplished until the end of his life. In fact, the more touching, it turns out to die, clippings Bally shoe ads are still stored well.

This nation is solid because its leaders uphold fairness ...
When Soekarno and Hatta's relations were stretched, some pro-Sukarno people did not include Hatta's name in the proclamation text. Sukarno angrily reproved, "One can hate someone! I sometimes get 'gebug' with Hatta !! But removing Hatta from the text of the proclamation, it's a cowardly deed !!! ".
Today we determine whether this nation is a winner or a coward.
So big or dwarfed.
So forgiving or vengeful.
So full of empathy or judgmental.
So a peaceful spreader or spreader of slander.
What will determine the future of this nation is not only who is elected, but also how supporters attitude.
Not just who wins, but how to lose.

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