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#PrayForIndonesia

I pray that we would have a better election system, so that people like this can never be elected. I pray for the day that I would choose the person that I feel capable. Not some pig that smug some pig money to some pigs that making them in the election list. I pray for a day when my country politicians have balls to keep their words. I pray for the day that will come that a person can be in a position because of his/her capability not because of his/her gender, religion, or any attribute the person have. I pray I have a president that have balls to protect such person. I pray I have a series of governments that reign with a common vision. That would not change curriculum like takin' shit. Sorry, God, for the measle of my vocabulary that infecting this prayer. I pray for forgiveness. I pray for Indonesia, if there is such a thing called Indonesia. I wish I could be called Indonesian, have a right in this country just like others. Not afraid to call Your name in anywhere I go. Doin...

Is there a god?

Do we need a god or a vending machine? The one that would gives us with whatever we want as we chip in our coin into The one that won't have a personality, a perfect doll that we can ditch whenever we feel like doing so. The one that we don't need to be in 24x7. The one that can be betrayed easily. The one that can be claimed whose voices are from. The one that can ensure our supremacy. The one that we can say that our voices belong to. The one that wouldn't mind if we kill one or two. Our raison d'etre is mere a decoration. We never did have it as our pledge. We didn't even walk away with rational mind. We doubt the existance. If god so real why people killing each other? Is god a deceiver? That pretends to be honest and merciful. Yet legitimate the slaughter of people other than believer. That can be easily disturbed by the presence of others and be so afraid to lose his/her/its people. Is he/she/it that afraid to lose? Then, don't you think that god is n...

Am I A Stranger?

Prihatin baca berita minggu ini. Ada peristiwa penurunan patung Buddha di Sumatera Utara. Lalu, ada kesenian wayang yang terancam punah karena dilarang pentas di Jawa. Lalu saya bertanya, apakah esok hari saya akan diseret dari rumah saya? Dengan enaknya seorang dari mayoritas berkata bahwa orang bisa bebas beribadah kalau melanggar hukum. Duh, bagaimana dia bisa mengerti sakitnya hati orang minoritas yang tidak bisa bersuara terhadap keputusan hukum? Ketika UU Pornografi disahkan, kami kaum minoritas banyak menolak. Ya, kami, kaum agama lain, seniman, bahkan sampai Gubernur Bali yang notabene mewakili Bali. Apakah dia tahu bagaimana rasanya sulit mengurus IMB untuk rumah ibadah? Bahkan tempat ibadah yang memakai surat menteri pun bisa diprotes. Dia tidak tahu rasanya bagaimana setiap hari orang harus was-was untuk tidak terpancing emosi. Dia tidak tahu rasanya kalau esok tiba-tiba tidak punya tempat untuk beribadah. Tahukah dia rasanya menjadi minoritas? Tahukah dia bagaimana sakitnya...