Titus Jonathan's Stories

Suatu hari saya masuk ke sebuah kantor dan membaca satu kutipan dari John Maxwell: “ A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way . ” Tentu bukan tanpa alasan ketika Maxwell meletakkan kata ‘knows the way’ di paling depan, karena ‘knows the way’ berarti seorang pemimpin harus menemukan dulu figur teladannya yang akan menjadi jalan baginya.  Memang s etiap orang – sekalipun ia adalah pemimpin - sebenarnya adalah seorang pengikut atau follower  juga. Di manakah di dunia ini pemimpin yang tidak memiliki figur yang dicontohnya? Mereka tetap butuh role-model , mereka perlu figur untuk dipuja. Bahkan orang besar seperti Mahatma Gandhi mengatakan: “ Jesus was certainly the highest example of one who wished to give everything, asking nothing in return, and not caring what creed might happen to be professed by the recipient . ” Gandhi menyebut Yesus sebagai teladan level tertinggi, dan ia benar-benar meneladani-Nya - salah satunya ketika ia melawa...

( published by The Jakarta Post on 30 Jun 2014. Click here ) The presidential campaign period is making the hearts of many beat rapidly as the two pairs of candidates are neck and neck. The last two elections were easier to predict. Today, although the pair of Joko “Jokowi” Widodo-Jusuf Kalla have a higher approval rating according to many polls, their opponents Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa are trailing closing behind and narrowing the gap. The game is getting more interesting, with support flowing to candidates, either from individual figures or groups. We see are seeing the elites exchange remarks on TV and getting quoted in newspapers. There is not a day without conversation about the presidential election. Even pedicab and taxi drivers enthusiastically watch the presidential debates on TV. From a democratic point of view, this shows good progress for Indonesia because people are not apathetic. Indonesia should be proud of its people who — at all social levels — are eager ...