Case of Balai’s Subdistrict : The Kinship System
“The
system that based by kinship, will not bring anywhere but nepotism,” that is
the common issues that i ever heard about the kinship’s system. But when i feel the circumstances there the
common issues that i looked just by my guess is not really right. Not just nepotism, we can't deny all the wrong path and people who use that for the bad purpose, just see it clearly have some benefits too, about having and build a deep partnertship that having a good purpose, for better service to others.
The
kinship system is one way for us to look who’s the best, with seeing regular
activities of person we choose, thats why they determine their village chief
with electing. They are the really
person who knew each other. Push away
the manipulation behind it, they would calm and give their right to choose
people they want, the participation there increased well. I think it may be different at the town, when
people’s being busy with their plans and close their doors tightly. They’d
distrusful to each other, because you don’t know who is your friend or your
enemies.
Then with kinship system, that in my opinion just works at
village’s range, means all of the policy that
we had, that’s based by a meeting with all of the element there, there
must be the bureaucrat, the policy-maker, civil society, whose could be there
to speak up and tell you the truth and the fact they found at the reality.
At my ‘PPK’
or Practice for Work’s Experience, i meet some people, whose really care about
their environment, even i meet people who have a politic’s things too behind
their back, i meet people in simplicity, i found them live without all the luxury
facilities but they still get drunk, put some ciggarette or laughing with
friends, for them, life is simple like its looks:they just think about what
will they eat today, or what will they harvest from their field. They make it simply. Maybe i just be an outsider that no have any
right to judge what they feel just with look at their face. But they so look nice and sincere. I feel acceptable anywhere, especially
origins than newcomers.
Seperti hubungan kita, mungkin akan terasa bergejolak dan indah, dan suatu saat kau tidak akan pernah tahu akan jatuh dan yang tertinggal hanyalah kejenuhan. Aku tidak berubah, kamu mungkin juga tidak berubah. Waktu yang berubah. Jalan takdir. Aku tidak akan pernah tahu sampai kapan. Bisa saja ia kejenuhan itu akan serta merta hilang, dan memunculkan oase dan keindahan baru. dan aku akan tercengang takjub. Atau mungkin kejenuhan itu menemui masanya. Dan kita berpisah. Aku tidak akan pernah tahu. Begitu juga kamu. Kita tidak perlu bergantung pada siapa-siapa, kita tidak perlu melepaskan diri dari siapa-siapa. Hanya kita. Berjalan pada bumi yang terus berputar, membawa manis dan pahit, dan semua rasanya dalam hidup. Kita tidak akan benar-benar hidup. Bila kita tidak berjalan di atasnya. Dan aku hanya akan membiarkannya. Seperti aku membiarkan kupu-kupu untuk tetap hinggap, seperti aku membiarkan air untuk terus mengalir. Menempuh dan menjalani siklusnya sendiri. Dan suatu saat, ketika tangan-tangan tak nampak itu meletakkanku, di tempat dimana kamu berjalan, dan kita akan berjalan bersama. Di saat itulah akan kusyukuri penuh hikmat. Bahwa aku. Bersamamu.
