Today is the Independence Day for Indonesia
In every institution, school, office..everywhere is celebrating it with ceremony and raised the Indonesian's flag.
In national level, the ceremony usually held in Istana Merdeka, its like White House in USA.
The one who has task to do this raising flag, is a group of talented students, I think they are around 15 and 16 yo from across Indonesia. They're selected and trained for about a month for a march before the D day, the group called Paskibraka (Pasukan Pengibar Bendera Pusaka). Recently one of the selected students, her name is Gloria, she been found has france passport, which is mean that she is not Indonesia citizen, the government withdrawn her from the group. This issue as usuall spreading in media so fast, pros and cons, and yet at the end, our President, Jokowi, allow her to be part of the group even only at the raise down flag's ceremony, but, as Gloria said in media that she wont ever forget this moment.
What I want to share is, about Gloria's nationalism, although his father is france and mother is Indonesian, she said she will choose Indonesia as her nationality. This should be appreciated, she lives in Indonesia since she was born, study and grow up here...so make sense if she love Indonesia.
Giving a second chance and opportunity, Bapak Jokowi has this kind of sense, and it really relieve when finally he giving back Gloria's destiny to be part of Paskibraka.
Celebrating Independence Day, I think is also mean to believe that there always chance and opportunity when you really work hard and sincere in doing something. What happen to Gloria is destiny and its written in every human's hands...
-Yesterday is history, today is story, and tomorrow is mistery-
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