Dan ketika mereka terus-menerus bertanya kepada-Nya, Ia pun bangkit berdiri lalu berkata kepada mereka: "Barangsiapa diantara kamu tidak berdosa, hendaklah ia yang pertama melemparkan batu kepada perempuan ini"
Yohanes 8:7
Inilah drama paling mutakhir dari Sinetron Penegakan Hukum di Indonesia! Jaksa Agung Abdul Rachman Saleh bertengkar dengan Komisi III DPR. Sesudah sidang di-skors, suasana tetap panas. Anggota Komisi III mengutip undang-undang yang memberikan imunitas terhadap anggota DPR yang menyatakan pendapatnya, sementara Jaksa Agung mengutip undang-undang yang menyatakan bahwa anggota DPR wajib menjunjung tinggi etika dalam menyatakan pendapatnya. Sayang, kedua pihak langsung mengutip Kitab Undang-Undang dan bukan Alkitab. Seandainya mereka mengutip Alkitab, maka dalam perikop ini Tuhan Yesus jelas-jelas menyatakan hikmatNya yang luar biasa!
Dalam kasus ini, seorang pezinah dan gerombolan Farisi, tentu saja tidak ada satu pihakpun yang benar. Masing-masing memiliki kekurangan, dan seharusnya kekurangan ini disadari untuk kemudian diperbaiki. Demikian juga Jaksa Agung dan gerombolan anggota DPR, yang kita tahu juga bukan orang suci. Kritik dan diskusi yang terjadi seharusnya cenderung ke arah positif, menuju perbaikan kinerja dan introspeksi diri. Tapi jika yang dicari-cari adalah kesalahan dan kambing hitam, maka sulit untuk menemukan jalan keluar!
Memang dalam suasana emosi hal ini sangat sulit dilakukan. Tetapi, hanya dengan hikmatNyalah kita bisa punya kemampuan untuk mengalahkan diri sendiri seperti Tuhan Yesus - mengalahkan ego, superioritas, dan kesombongan diri untuk menerima kekurangan orang lain dan berjanji menjadi lebih baik. Hal ini ditunjukkan Tuhan Yesus di akhir perikop ini, dimana Ia berkata pada pezinah itu, bahwa Ia juga tidak menghukumnya, tetapi sang pezinah tidak boleh ebrbuat dosa lagi. Nyatanya cara ini lebih efisien dan kita melihat perubahan dalam diri sang wanita pezinah yang kemudian ebrtobat dengan tulus, tanpa harus kehilangan nyawanya!
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Friday, February 11, 2005
An Obituary for Ko Wietje
2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
John 9:2-3, KJV
Ko Wietje, as I knew him, was also known as Gatot Soendjojo or by his childhood name, Dite. He was a man full of life. He was born in the small city of Purwokerto, but he raised beyond his boundary and, as some may say, conquered the world.
I have to admit that he is one of my idols among our relatives. He is a successful businessman, blessed with a beautiful wife and 3 children. But, what most people admire from him is his free spirit. His hobby is motocross and off road trekking. He likes to venture deep into thick jungles and distant valleys, ready to conquer them with his ATV or motorcross. Although he is accustomed to a comfortable and luxurious life in Jakarta, he was never afraid to let it all go when he starts his adventure into the wilderness. Taking a decent bath in the river or warding-off moquitos while sleeping could not restrain him from his free spirit. Once he told he that at one time, he and his friends have got a sudden craving for tempe mendoan from his hometown in Purwokerto. They then decided to to go Purwokerto, at 02:00 am, riding their Harley Davidsons, just in time to have tempe mendoan breakfast in Purwokerto. What a spirit! Even the pastor, while delivering an obituary during the last Mass, admitted that he felt like a ‘real man’ when he was with Ko Wietje.
It was a great pity that this exuberant person was faced with the bitter reality of liver cancer in August last year. Then, in a mere 6 months, the cancer attack was so hard that he could barely keep a straight face. My last encounter with him in a relatively good condition was in December, when our family attended Soendjojo family’s Christmas celebration in Bandung. Then, finally, after months of agony and pain due to the overwhelming cancer, Ko Wietje died at the age of 50 in February 10th, 2004.
His death has put me into a sudden still. I don’t like to boast, but I share a bit of his free spirit. Against all odds, I also like to venture into the wilderness, trekking in a foreign island, discovering beautiful beaches along the coasts of Indonesia. I too, will not hesitate to leave all the comfort of living in a big city for a mere chance to have a glympse of the vast savannah in Sumba. To me, and I guess also to Ko Wietje, all of these seem to be a small price to pay compared to the freedom that we felt. Well, witnessing the tragic death of Ko Wietje made me wonder – will I also end my adventures in the world as he did?
Then something stroke me. I don’t know how I will die. I also don’t want to know. I am sure that Lord has planned something beautiful for my life, no matter how it will end. But one thing is for sure – I sure am going to live like him!
Farewell, Ko Wietje. May the good Lord bless the grieving family and loveones who were left in this world. May they, I, and everyone else, carry around you free spirit in our lifes!
3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
John 9:2-3, KJV
Ko Wietje, as I knew him, was also known as Gatot Soendjojo or by his childhood name, Dite. He was a man full of life. He was born in the small city of Purwokerto, but he raised beyond his boundary and, as some may say, conquered the world.
I have to admit that he is one of my idols among our relatives. He is a successful businessman, blessed with a beautiful wife and 3 children. But, what most people admire from him is his free spirit. His hobby is motocross and off road trekking. He likes to venture deep into thick jungles and distant valleys, ready to conquer them with his ATV or motorcross. Although he is accustomed to a comfortable and luxurious life in Jakarta, he was never afraid to let it all go when he starts his adventure into the wilderness. Taking a decent bath in the river or warding-off moquitos while sleeping could not restrain him from his free spirit. Once he told he that at one time, he and his friends have got a sudden craving for tempe mendoan from his hometown in Purwokerto. They then decided to to go Purwokerto, at 02:00 am, riding their Harley Davidsons, just in time to have tempe mendoan breakfast in Purwokerto. What a spirit! Even the pastor, while delivering an obituary during the last Mass, admitted that he felt like a ‘real man’ when he was with Ko Wietje.
It was a great pity that this exuberant person was faced with the bitter reality of liver cancer in August last year. Then, in a mere 6 months, the cancer attack was so hard that he could barely keep a straight face. My last encounter with him in a relatively good condition was in December, when our family attended Soendjojo family’s Christmas celebration in Bandung. Then, finally, after months of agony and pain due to the overwhelming cancer, Ko Wietje died at the age of 50 in February 10th, 2004.
His death has put me into a sudden still. I don’t like to boast, but I share a bit of his free spirit. Against all odds, I also like to venture into the wilderness, trekking in a foreign island, discovering beautiful beaches along the coasts of Indonesia. I too, will not hesitate to leave all the comfort of living in a big city for a mere chance to have a glympse of the vast savannah in Sumba. To me, and I guess also to Ko Wietje, all of these seem to be a small price to pay compared to the freedom that we felt. Well, witnessing the tragic death of Ko Wietje made me wonder – will I also end my adventures in the world as he did?
Then something stroke me. I don’t know how I will die. I also don’t want to know. I am sure that Lord has planned something beautiful for my life, no matter how it will end. But one thing is for sure – I sure am going to live like him!
Farewell, Ko Wietje. May the good Lord bless the grieving family and loveones who were left in this world. May they, I, and everyone else, carry around you free spirit in our lifes!
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