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Concerned only with money

Since 1991 I have visited many places in Indonesia, from Medan to
Makassar. As I learned Bahasa Indonesia I can easily mingle with
ordinary Indonesians. My first opinion about Indonesia was very
positive. Most people greeted me and invited me to their homes. In
particular p eople in the countryside are very happy when a westerner
visits their village.



After staying a long time in this country and having talked with many
people at all social levels, from farmers to government officials, it
seems that most have only one topic which keeps them entertained: money.




In my country, the Netherlands, people have many hobbies and ambitions.
Dutch children as young as four years old want to become doctors, police
officers, dentists, lawyers, musicians, dancers, etc. They are
encouraged by their parents to swim, dance, sing, draw cartoons, love
animals, respect nature and so on.



Indonesian children simply hang around all day in the vicinity of their
house without having anything to do. They aren't encouraged by their
parents to do something useful as these parents only watch television,
chat with neighbors or, even worse, sleep.



As a European I become bored of being told every day that I am rich just
because I'm from Europe.



Indonesians don't care about their achievements, but only about the
amount of money they acquire. The way they get this money doesn't matter
to them. People at all levels protest daily about corruption, but most
of them are themselves corrupt. If those protesters could acquire top
positions they wouldn't mind being corrupt in the same way they now
accuse others.



A lot of the media, especially The Jakarta Post, run stories on
widespread corruption. Unfortunately, it's only talk with almost no
action at all. In my opinion, the high level of corruption in Indonesia
is caused by the fact that Indonesians have no ambition, except to
acquire money.



When they have more than they need, they simply have a party, buy a car,
television, or waste it on other meaningless items. They don't save it
for their children's education and future like we do in Europe.



What's the meaning of money if you don't know what to do with it? How is
this country going to develop if nobody cares about their achievements
but only about money?

RONALD RAMAKERS

Medan, North Sumatra





Regards,

dendy fisyadri

IPA 6 '99

Commissioning Building