Sunday, the 20th of May, 1908:
A handful of our youth, led by Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, and supported by Dr. Soetomo, Gunawan and Suradji – declared the formation of “Boedi Oetomo”. They laid the foundation for our Independence. The movement would awake the Indonesians to Indonesia – to its rich cultural heritage, and age old values.
I must make it clear right from the beginning, that I am against the Israeli aggression towards what the media rightly or wrongly quote as Lebanese State.
“When bad times come,” they say, “the clarity of thought is gone.”
I am afraid this is happening to us. Our minds are clouded, our vision is distorted – we are suffering from total disorientation.
“Bali is Beautiful,” Beautiful with big “B”, capital “B”….. Yes, Bali is indeed Beautiful. I believe in it not because people say so, but because I have always felt the beauty. I love Bali. And, I can never differentiate between love and beauty. They are synonym.
Enough of suffering, we have suffered much…..
The question is: How to end suffering? Can it be ended? And if it can be ended, then how do we end it?