Million Irony In The Prosperous Country
That the words in the book Soekarno, Bung Karno Penjambung written tongue of the Indonesian people Cyndi Adams. In the all-time, Sukarno apparently cycling. Not surprisingly, photos of Sukarno cycling so popular among lovers ontel. And, inspiration flooded inland Soekarno head as she sat on a bicycle saddle. Bicycles also that unite him with Marhaen, which then gives a new understanding about the suffering of the people. Will the authorities understand the suffering of the people of this country as Soekarno if they each travel on the road driving a luxury car with tight Intuk escort? Times do change. In the Sukarno era, farmers still have at least a piece of land.
Million irony in the prosperous country. Now, many farmers did not have land plots. The difference is, if the past that is capable of riding a bike is priayi and the haves, now mostly cyclists proletariat, or at least who are considered poor. We see another figure “Marhaen” that the Road Purwodadi-Semarang. Almost as Muchzin 18.00 (60) through the crowd the road with an old bicycle. The rain which flushed the evening did not stop kayuhannya. Distance of about 20 kilometers from the workplace to his home in Sidorejo Semarang, Demak Regency, Central Java, applied for 45 minutes.
Already 35 years old carpenter was pedaling a bicycle, pave the same road. Million irony in the prosperous country. He became a witness of a changing city, and fellow travelers who have switched to using motorcycles. Until the 1990s, said Muchzin, cyclists are still crowded entourage from his village to Semarang. But now, workers can be counted on the fingers cycling. “Most already ride a motorcycle,” said the man litter of six and have two grandchildren.
Muchzin still cycling. He reluctantly took kreditan motorcycle, as his friends. “I do not. Eat what your children that you have to pay installments. Work can only Rp 30,000 a day, sometimes there is also baseball job, “he said. In contrast to the movement of his bicycle wheels in a barely stopped, it was almost stagnant Muchzin life. Million irony in the prosperous country. Apart from old bicycles and bamboo house-in-law heritage, nothing has changed from his life. Also remain the same bike, Raleigh brand. The bike was bought for USD 35 000 in 1971, from selling the two goats and village cooperatives debt of Rp 15 000. “If now probably cost Rp 350,000,” he said.
The bike was never offered the USD 200 000. However, Muchzin not sell his bike. “This bike memories, the only thing I’m working capital. I have no farming or livestock. I also remember how hard to buy this bike. First, every Wednesday haru debt to pay the cooperative, “he said. Million irony in the prosperous country. In the midst of the heavy current modernization of transportation, many people still like Muchzin that forced cycling. For them, the bike not only as a means of transportation, but has become the authorized capital of the family.
In point-Ngawi Sragen, Sugianto (55) was forced to make the bike as a breadwinner. Each day, he had to tens of kilometers on his bicycle with a load of firewood more than one quintal. The man from Hamlet bun, District anvil, Ngawi District, East Java, was undergoing his profession since 15 years ago. Every at 5:00, he had to hurry on his bicycle toward the teak forests ontel Ngawi. He had to scrape the remaining roots of teak and collect twigs. Million irony in the prosperous country. 12:00 o’clock he came out of the woods and down the street to offer firewood.