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Registration of prospective village heads in Sumber Balong village is only about one month away. The atmosphere of Sumber Balong village is increasingly warm with political reporters who are the conversation of citizens at all times. The feud is quite exciting, this time it happened in Balong. This happened due to a political misunderstanding between the two candidates of Balong peddling.

The news about the progress of the Bakti mas, apparently made the earlier Amin mas want to run as a kades, feeling disturbed. Political developments are very fast change, apparently not easily understood by those who are still laymen. Though the name is political, this morning said ‘A’, later in the afternoon can change to ‘Z’ or vice versa. Warm up between mas Bakti and mas Amin who were about to run for the candidate as the village head, made Maulana step up to dampen the atmosphere between the two of them.

On the one hand, Lana is her brother-in-law Mas Bakti, on the other hand, Lana is also her friend Mas Amin. Actually, Lana felt doubtful about the election of mas Bakti or mas Amin if they would actually run as a candidate for village head. But because of the ambition of wanting to become the village chief, they still insist on wanting to advance as the future village chief.

Mas Bakti which has a motorcycle workshop as well as a shop for parts/parts of motorcycle equipment, it is feasible to run as the village head.

“But if you want to think clearly, why also Bakti mas who are already economically established want to run as the village head? Instead of squandering money to run for the village head, it would be better if the money is used to enlarge his motorcycle parts store.” Inner Lana.

While Mas Amin who has started to crawl in the business of making tempe business in the village, also so insistent to go forward to register themselves as well. Even if you want to be patient, Amin mas who is younger than Bakti mas, can certainly delay his desire. Be patient for six years, then run for the position of village head in the next period.

Lana's position is quite neutral, because even though Lana is her brother-in-law in Bakti, but Lana's resident card has moved along with her wife. Lana who happened to be homecoming Lebaran in the village can freely give advice to her friend Amin mas.

“Na, return home when, how new looks?” amin asked as Lana was sitting on the porch of her best friend Mujad's house.

“Yesterday Min, two days before lebaran.” replied Lana.

“Home home, what are the same children and wives?” ask Amin.

“My wife and three children are Min.” replied Lana.

“Nail bus, what train?” ask Amin again.

“Min train ride, more convenient because only one way then get off at the nearest station with our village.” replied Lana.

“Plan to stay in the village, what is the return to Mojo?” ask Amin.

“O no Min, at most one week stay in the village, then later return to Mojo, because yesterday I bought the train tickets also two at once, because, one ticket for homecoming and another ticket for return.” replied Lana.

“Min, by the way he said you want to run for kades, is it right?” ask Lana.

“Ah says who?” amin replied with a grin.

“It so happens, yesterday I heard the grapevine from the citizens, he said you want to run for kades.” said Lana.

“Yes God willing, if god allows, because I have long planned to run for kades.” said Mas Amin.

“What should not be next year Min, sorry Min, I talk like this not because I am his brother-in-law mas Bakti. But in my opinion, it would be better if from the strengthening of this Balong, the candidate of kades who wants to go forward, it's one of the people first.” advice Lana.

“No Na, I will still run as a candidate for kades, because from the beginning (a few months ago) mas Bakti it has told some residents, that he will not advance as a candidate for kades, but somehow, when the registration time of kades is near, mas Bakti even declared himself to go forward as a candidate for kades.” replied mas Amin.

“Perhaps it can be postponed, yes you should mas Amin list kadesnya next period only, after all Amin is still young, still have plenty of time to set the strategy. Because I also do not want, in the future there is hostility between mas Bakti and mas Amin.” said Lana.

“Cannot Na, because between me and Bakti mas, it was first me who had declared myself to advance as a candidate kades.” sahut 1amin

“Oh so min, if indeed your determination has been round to advance as a candidate for kades, I hope for the future there will be no hostility between you and Bakti. I as a friend can only remind, for your good and filial. Because even though I am his brother-in-law in Bakti, I also do not have the right to vote in the election here, after all, in a few days, I will also return to Mojo.” explained Lana.

“Ya thank you for input until Na, but sorry, my determination to go forward to run as a candidate for kades is already round.” said Amin.

“Oke Min, it's late, I say go home first, do not forget, keep brotherhood between sampean and Bakti.” message Lana to Amin at the end of the night conversation after Isya.

"Yes, if the matter of brotherhood we will keep, anyway in the election later, the citizens will also determine who will win." said Amin.

"Dam!" lana said as she raised her thumb at chest level.

Bakti is indeed his sister-in-law, and Amin was also a childhood friend with Maulana, but the lack of social spirit that exists makes Lana feel pessimistic, if the two people will be elected as village heads.

Maulana sometimes also quite intrigued when watching those who are less sensitive to the lives of the people around, suddenly became the most generous person to the residents when the election of kades in the village.

The ambition wanted to be chosen by the citizens to become the village head, making them suddenly generous with hidden intentions behind his attitude.

Yes maybe that's a fragment of the color of a life, so the term appears there is a shrimp behind the stone.

About winning an election, that's normal. The chosen one is not necessarily the winner. And the unelected, also not necessarily as the losing side.

Because the essence of all that exists, is how we can be useful to others. For the best of man is the one who benefits others the most.

It could be a generous person suddenly before the election of kades in the village, will be elected as the village head, because the shrimp behind the stone is also quite large.

While people whose habits are generous, sometimes lose capital so they are not elected, because the political cake is small.

Or the opposite happens, it certainly goes back to the people who will vote for them.

However, a Victory remains on the side of a truly sincere person.

The sudden victory of a generous cadet candidate with his big political cake, will usually cause misery for the citizens for the next 6 years.

This reminds us of the history of the Guru Bangsa, namely the late KH. Abdurrahman Wahid was elected as the 4th President of Indonesia. His capital when he ran for the presidency in 2000, was a public trust.

So that Gus Dur was elected president through the MPR general assembly, he stated loudly: This is our victory together! Victory of all the people of Indonesia!

Indeed it is a public secret, before Gus Dur was elected president, his struggle is to defend those who are weak and oppressed.

Once he was elected president, Gus Dur was like a superhero who never tired of fighting for NKRI from the threat of separatist danger and division in the NKRI region. And it worked, NKRI remains intact standing to date.

The threat of division and separatism was raised since the collapse of the New Order rule marked by the departure of President Suharto who had been in power for 32 years and the prolonged monetary crisis since 1999.

At the time of the transition of the new order to the era of reform of President Suharto's leadership ended and was replaced by the next president, the president **. Habibis. In the same year, in 1999, the President **. Habibie held a referendum in East Timor, the 27th Province of NKRI. The result of the referendum was the withdrawal of East Timor from the NKRI region.

In mid-2001, President Gus Dur, who was mobilizing all his energy to maintain the sovereignty of the NKRI and eradicate corruption, was then overthrown by his political opponents.

After 18 months of being president Gus Dur was down, but history was re-engraved. Political opponents of Former President Gus Dur many entered because of corruption, the rest became political vagabonds who became the scorn of the people without stopping.

Sincerity and sincerity of Gus Dur in struggling to fix NKRI still shine like a jewel full of death. Until now Pusara Almarhum Gus Dur still many menziarahi.

Gus Dur also received an honorary title as the Father of the Nation. As Kusuma Bangsa, Gus Dur has now calmed down by his god's side. Gus, your services will always be remembered by every generation. Your example and your Science still shine as a living jewel for generations.

Maulana, who was still in the third grade of High School, witnessed the deadly riots in 1998 and the Reformation era in 1999 through news in the television media.

One year later, Maulana was a student at a Private University in East Java for one year, Maulana was active in following political developments through print media and television media until the election of Gus Dur as the 4th President of NKRI.

After Gus Dur down the pshabon, at different times since 2002-2004 he had three times attended the campus in the framework of seminars and book surgery Cultural Revolution by Musa Asy'ari and in order to leave students in 2003-2004.

Although Maulana and the students on campus had met face to face with Gus Dur, but Maulana did not have time to sit down and kiss her young man Gus Dur.

“May Blessings and Exemplars that he once taught us, will still flow in our heart.” Inner Maulana.

Lana continued to set foot into her house, about the progress of Bakti and Amin, let Lana monitor him from afar, because three more days he must return to Mojo with his son and wife.