Laughter as a Gavel

When we laugh, we are separated from our many thoughts and thereby separated from our many burdens. That is called honesty.

Kompas/Handining

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As we all know by now, Setya Novanto (Setnov), the House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker who was renamed a suspect in the e-ID corruption case, had an accident. The car he was riding crashed into an electricity pole. The front fender and grille was damaged. One of the tires was wrecked. Setnov\'s head was bruised and bleeding. "The temple of Bapak [mister] was swollen as big as a bakpao (steamed bun)," his lawyer Fredrich Yunadi said. Setnov was rushed to the hospital.

Of course, accidents are unfortunate incidents. Surely he caused a few tears, or at least attracted some empathy. Do we not often shout in reflex, "Watch out!" when we see someone on the other side of the road who might be in danger?