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| Indonesian President taking selfies with students |
Yesterday
I saw this picture in a newspaper and couldn’t stop but fell in complete awe of
the Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana who went to Singapore to attend their son's high school graduation.
This
picture not only depicts the friendliness of the President but also highlights
his closeness with his son, which many parents take for granted as they reach
high on the ladder of social success. If the President can be so much involved with his children, then lack of time or work load is definitely no excuse for other parents.
What
is more interesting that the President and his wife refused to take the presidential
plan, they travelled on the national carrier and paid for their tickets because it
was a personal trip. The couple queued up at the check-in desk in Jakarta with
other passengers.
This
is not only the Indonesian President but many other Head of the States have on
numerous occasions shown similar gestures of humility. I must say, this is an
example for all of us, especially for the people in power in our country.
Respect
is not dependent on the arbitrage you carry with you nor on your social class
but respect is intertwined with your humility. Irrespective of what one has
achieved in life, it is more important how
you have achieved it.
With
much love & prayers.
Sonya
Syed. (Day 500)
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