We've been through churches, First and Second Bali, First Marriott, BEJ (Jakarta Stock Exchange), Philippine and Australian Embassy Bombings successfully, this is just another chance for us to SHINE brighter.
KUTAHU KITA PASTI BISA
17.07.09 will be the day that will not be forgotten in Indonesia's history.
For the terrorists out there
This will only be regarded as the time for us to show to the world again that we can keep on rising through all the bad things that happening here.
One of the things that I love the most from Indonesian: WE ARE A THRIVING SOCIETY
There will never be 'enough' for us.
There will never be 'satisfaction' for us.
There will never be 'giving up' for us.
You can keep on torturing us with everything you have.
We will still be the same 'thriving' Indonesians.
For all the people everywhere around the world
Please look beyond the headlines.
Our country is a country that had survived more than 3 centuries colonizations under Dutch, a lot of years under British and Portuguese, and 3 years under Japanese and still be the leader in anti-colonizations and non-aligned movement in the world directly after that.
Ours is a country that had survived:
- Philippine Embassy Bombing on Aug 1, 2000;
- September 2000 car bomb at the Jakarta Stock Exchange;
- Bombs exploded outside 6 churches on Dec 24, 2000;
- 1st Bali bombing on Oct 12, 2002
- 1st Marriott hotel bombing on Aug 5, 2003
- Australian embassy bombing on Sept 9, 2004
- 2nd Bali bombing on Oct 1, 2005
and still have our best year in tourism last year when global financial crisis was looming everywhere around the world.
To CNN, ABC, MSNBC, BBC, AP, CNA, Reuters: no matter what bad things you wrote about our country, believe me, people will still be coming here and we (at least I) will still be proud of our country.
For all of us Indonesians
This is not a time for us to condemn anyone (except the people behind the bombing of course).
Believe me on this, condemning our government, panicking, cursing our country, swearing about anything, fearing unreasonably ARE EXACTLY the reactions that the terrorists want.
This is a time for us to unite.
To unite and hope that we can find people behind these bombings and bring them to the face of just law.
I know it's just an abstract thing that you all doubt that we can do it.
But we can start by at least reacting wisely and do not spread the panic.
I believe yesterday won't be the last case of bombing in Indonesia although I hope it is, but that's just a prove that we're progressing and some people hate that. Why would people care with useless country anyway? They know that we're doing well and they didn't like it.
Yesterday is just a phase in our history that's although dark but reminds us that we should keep on thriving. Only this time, we should do it more vigilantly and with the higher degree of unity among us.
Tomorrow in Indonesia depends on you and me.
And don't worry, we can start preparing for it TODAY.
With faith, hope, and love,
Sutayasa
A mere citizen of Jakarta, Indonesia
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