The Lion and the Gazzele
Every night the lion goes to sleep in the jungle knowing that in the morning, when the sun comes up, if it can’t outrun the slowest gazelle, it will go hungry.
Every night the gazelle goes to sleep in the jungle knowing that in the morning, when the sun comes up, if it can’t outrun the fastest lion, it’s going to be somebody’s breakfast.
But the one thing that the lion and the gazelle both know when they go to sleep is that in the morning, when the sun comes up, they had better start running.
The Lexus and the Olive Tree ~ Thomas L. Friedman
Pertanyaan yang muncul setelah membaca kutipan ini, apakah Indonesia, dengan pemerintahan yang ada sekarang, telah berlari secepat mungkin? Dimanakah posisi kita saat ini? Sebagai singa atau sebagai gazelle? Sebagai pemangsa atau sebagai yang dimangsa?
Atau kita masih saja dalam keadaan tidur? Terlalu asik dengan permainan kuno perebutan kekuasaan dan harta, dan kita lupa berlari sama sekali …
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- June 6, 2010 / 5:24 am
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