A Good Man Covers His Goodness
It would be better when the demonstrators don’t plant paddy on the high-road in front of the United Nations head office in Jakarta, to be covered by the press, TV, and seen, by the United Nations and the whole world. Instead, not to plant just once but many times by going down the villages, rice fields, giving aid, information, … to farmers. That would be welcomed like a blessing, though not seen or praised by the people or the world.
Sure, a good man on the contrary covers his goodness, his merits, his concern, knowledge, accomplishments, his aid, donation, to his neighbor, as he would be ashamed of himself lest he should do this for show. He follows his own heart’s dictates, conscience, instead of blindly obeying ethical teachings. As a firefly, he carries his own light, religion in his heart.
So comments someone when he saw demonstrators plant paddy in Jl. Husni Thamrin in the news papers.
From Suara Karya,, January 21, 1999
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