Kadang-kadang mual melihat berita politik belakangan ini, praktik memuakkan menjadi tontonan. Nyaris tiada tuntutan. Rupa-rupanya rakyat juga mual dan berkelindan dengan perjuangan hidup masing-masing.
Bagi mereka, makan untuk esok itu lebih penting diurusi ketimbang menyoal kerakusan mereka merebut dan mempertahankan kekuasaan. Doaku, semoga rakyat tidak mati kelaparan di dalam lumbung kekayaan yang dianugerahi Tuhan untuk bangsa ini.
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Sometimes it's nauseating to see political news lately, the sickening practice of being a spectacle. There are almost no demands. It seems that people are also nauseous and confused by their respective struggles in life.
For them, eating for tomorrow is more important than dealing with their greed to seize and maintain power. I pray that the people will not die of hunger in the storehouse of wealth that God has given to this nation.
Medan, 1 Desember 2023
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