Managing The Lust for Power
The weakness of a state is not only the government’s responsibility: Civil society must empower itself and increase unity in order to become the country's “sparring partner” so as to build mutually reinforcing ties
A contemplative article on Idul Fitri by K.H. Robikin Emhas, executive chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama and Special Staffer to the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, is like an angel whispering a prophetic message. It reminds all believers to return to their origins as God's creatures who are pure, like sinless babies.
The prophetic whisper comes after practicing asceticism, refraining from worldly pleasures for a full month, emitting divine light that enlightens humans to be more sensitive, capable not only of distinguishing between good and bad, but also of differentiating between something less bad, somewhat bad and the worst.