Today is the day we will all remember as the day of the falling 'Knight'. Television and online media brought us to witness how ambition overtakes and ruins senses of a great man. Prabowo was a great man, until he became so overwhelmed with his toxic obsession of being the man of the country.
Born and raised in well educated family, Prabowo grew up to be a smart kid (found out recently that his IQ test scored at about 150). With his good look and charming attitude, it was enough for him to be a womanizer. During his time in army, he was a very dedicated and respected soldier. He even was able to earn promotion almost every year. Of course, we can not forget the fact that at that period of time, he was the son in law of the president. But still, our former 32 years long President must have seen something in him, he wouldn't choose anyone for the 'affectionate' position out of the blue.
He though was not perfect. There were several scandals linked with him. He was mentioned to be the man responsible for the disappearance and death of '98 reformation activists. As a consequence, he was dismissed from the army in his peak career as a Lieutenant General. He was then divorced with the president's daughter, blaming different political view as reason. He moved on though, left the country and started to build his career as a corporate giant. He succeeded.
However, his shining path in entrepreneurship didn't resonant in his political career. Though his founded political party shone out during its first and second time in general election, it didn't get him the vice president crown at first try and president at his second and last try. His failing last attemp resented and wounded him badly.
Instead gentlemanly step back and accept his lost, he had prepared comprehensive rejection for the election result. First, he declared signing off from the election as a rejection of result. Second, he declared to cancel his previous statement of walking out from the election, knowing that he wouldn't be able to sue anyone behind his lost. Third, he reported unfair conduct of election to constitutional court. Before officially entering his report, he confidently stated that there were vast amount of evidences, size of tank, supporting his claim of unfair election, though his real evidences handed to the court was one bundle of paper, size of a toy tank. The court rejected his claim. He once again lost.
At this point, you may have predicted what follows, unacceptance and accusation of court side taking. I don't know if this will be the end of his long neglect, but sure it is the beginning of his rock bottom sliding. Losing would not make anyone losing sympathies, but being a childish unsportive adult will. Furthermore, instead of going from hero to zero, he's going into minus if he continues blinded by his ambition.
There's an analogy of road to success and road to acceptance as mountain climbing and descending. It is easier going up than going down as you are drived by the motivation to get to the prize at top of the mountain. It makes you ignore soreness in your legs. But once you arrive at the top and start to go down, your journey become more dangerous as you are already exhausted and suddenly turn to be more careless. Your legs are all cramping, you already run out of food but you have to control the gravity pulling. Thus, most of explorers who fail were found in the descending track.
Mr. Prabowo is in his road of going down. It may be hard, but sure it is not impossible. In fact, he has through 2 out of 4 acceptance stages, denial and anger. Later, he will be in depression stage, tough it is usually last the longest. He will some day there in the last stage, the sweet acceptance.
My prayer is with you, Pak.
Born and raised in well educated family, Prabowo grew up to be a smart kid (found out recently that his IQ test scored at about 150). With his good look and charming attitude, it was enough for him to be a womanizer. During his time in army, he was a very dedicated and respected soldier. He even was able to earn promotion almost every year. Of course, we can not forget the fact that at that period of time, he was the son in law of the president. But still, our former 32 years long President must have seen something in him, he wouldn't choose anyone for the 'affectionate' position out of the blue.
He though was not perfect. There were several scandals linked with him. He was mentioned to be the man responsible for the disappearance and death of '98 reformation activists. As a consequence, he was dismissed from the army in his peak career as a Lieutenant General. He was then divorced with the president's daughter, blaming different political view as reason. He moved on though, left the country and started to build his career as a corporate giant. He succeeded.
However, his shining path in entrepreneurship didn't resonant in his political career. Though his founded political party shone out during its first and second time in general election, it didn't get him the vice president crown at first try and president at his second and last try. His failing last attemp resented and wounded him badly.
Instead gentlemanly step back and accept his lost, he had prepared comprehensive rejection for the election result. First, he declared signing off from the election as a rejection of result. Second, he declared to cancel his previous statement of walking out from the election, knowing that he wouldn't be able to sue anyone behind his lost. Third, he reported unfair conduct of election to constitutional court. Before officially entering his report, he confidently stated that there were vast amount of evidences, size of tank, supporting his claim of unfair election, though his real evidences handed to the court was one bundle of paper, size of a toy tank. The court rejected his claim. He once again lost.
At this point, you may have predicted what follows, unacceptance and accusation of court side taking. I don't know if this will be the end of his long neglect, but sure it is the beginning of his rock bottom sliding. Losing would not make anyone losing sympathies, but being a childish unsportive adult will. Furthermore, instead of going from hero to zero, he's going into minus if he continues blinded by his ambition.
There's an analogy of road to success and road to acceptance as mountain climbing and descending. It is easier going up than going down as you are drived by the motivation to get to the prize at top of the mountain. It makes you ignore soreness in your legs. But once you arrive at the top and start to go down, your journey become more dangerous as you are already exhausted and suddenly turn to be more careless. Your legs are all cramping, you already run out of food but you have to control the gravity pulling. Thus, most of explorers who fail were found in the descending track.
Mr. Prabowo is in his road of going down. It may be hard, but sure it is not impossible. In fact, he has through 2 out of 4 acceptance stages, denial and anger. Later, he will be in depression stage, tough it is usually last the longest. He will some day there in the last stage, the sweet acceptance.
My prayer is with you, Pak.
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