By A. Zamroni Sw.
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(Source: http://www.uangonline.com) |
It is true, money and
possessions have an important role and function in our life. However, awareness
of the importance of the role and function of money and assets should not make
us place them both in the wrong position and position. Nobody argues, money and
property are important, but both are actually just media (tools), including if
both are linked to the existence of human potential.
In seeing and developing their
potential, people are often attached to the role of money and assets. Some
people even classify money and assets as part of the potential; or think that
money and property are human potential in other forms. Money and assets are
seen as covering potential weaknesses. A person who does not have certain
potential, as long as he has money and property, he can "buy" or
"redeem" the potential that he does not have through negative means,
such as bribery and fabrication, so that the potential that he does not
actually have is instant and sudden. being he "has".
Such ironic, sad, and
embarrassing events often occur in the recruitment of new employees or
employees, especially in government / state-owned institutions - sometimes also
in BUMN and private companies. Prospective employees / employees who do not
have the required qualifications and competencies (potential) can be accepted
as employees / employees by paying a certain amount of money or giving certain
gratuities (bribes). This is often done intentionally by eliminating other
candidates with more qualifications and competencies. Only because of money
considerations alone, people who do not have the qualifications and competence
are transformed into people who are (as if) superior and potential, and
conversely, people who actually have the qualifications and competencies are
unfairly affected as people who are (as if) weak and unfair. has potential.
Such deviations occur as a
result of misappropriation of the role of money and property on the one hand
and the value of human potential on the other. Money and property which are
essentially tools are misused into everything, while human potential which
should be respected and valued more than money - because this involves human
dignity and honor - is treated and placed lower than money and property. Money,
which is actually only a means of payment for the sale and purchase of goods
and services, has increased its function to become a tool for trading human
dignity and destroying human potential. This has happened for decades in
Indonesia's modern history. The events took place more massively,
systematically, and deeply in the era of the New Order government (for about 32
years) so that even when the era has entered the era of reform as it is today,
this bad habit is still very difficult to eradicate.
That is a "trick"
that causes a lot of irony and tragedy in our society due to attitudes and
behavior that should not be taken in treating money and property on the one
hand and looking at human potential on the other. As a result of the
misappropriation of the role of money and property, human potential becomes as
valuable as goods or services; so easy to buy and sell. As a result of the
tradable potential, the potential is not important to be appreciated and
respected as a very valuable "treasure" of human property, which must
be maintained, maintained and enhanced.
As a consequence, people become
indifferent and apathetic to potential - both owned by themselves and others -
and lazy or do not feel the need to develop potential. The consideration, of
course, is why waste energy, thought, and time in order to develop potential if
the potential can be traded in the end? Why bother to hone one's potential to form
high competence if it will eventually be pushed aside by the power of money and
property? Why use all your power to boost your potential so you can have high
qualifications and achievements if you can buy a certain amount of money with
high qualifications and achievements?
It is tragic and dangerous if
the bad habit of treating money and property in the midst of such potential
existence is maintained. If this is the case, then throughout his life people
will tend to pursue money and property more than to pay attention to, develop,
and increase their potential. And if the pursuit of money and property is
carried out without sufficient potential (qualifications and competence),
people will obviously experience many difficulties, so they are easily tempted
to justify any means. So, what happened then, in the midst of the great
excitement of the hunt for money and property, there was a great deal of fraud
and crime: theft, mugging, robbery, manipulation and corruption were
everywhere.
Therefore, in the midst of this
misleading and unhealthy flow and habit, let us return the money-possessions on
the one hand and the potential on the other hand to their respective roles,
functions and positions. However, money and possessions are not everything.
Money and possessions are not an inherent part of potential. Money and assets
are only part of the tools or means to develop potential.
For humans, potential is
clearly more important and superior to money and property. Potential becomes an
inherent part of humans which directly determines the fate and life of humans.
First and foremost, humans live and maintain their lives with their potential,
not with their money and assets. Even without money and possessions, as long as
they can develop and use their potential properly, humans will be able to
obtain various means to meet their daily needs, including of course money and
assets. On the other hand, with money and assets no matter how much, but not
having sufficient potential or potential but unable to utilize and utilize them
properly, sooner or later, people will run out of money and assets and then
live in poverty and suffer.
With all the potential they
have and utilize them properly and correctly, humans have relatively the
opportunity and opportunity to achieve all the things they desire or at least
most of their desires. Although initially they do not have money and property,
as long as they have sufficient potential and use them properly, humans will be
able to get money and property. On the other hand, no matter how much money and
possessions, humans will never be able to buy their potential, except through
deviant ways that violate law, ethics and religion. Potentials can be developed
into competencies and qualifications only by learning and practicing tirelessly
and giving up. Potential has nothing to do with money and assets. As a tool to
support the development of potential, money and assets are sometimes needed
only to cover costs, the most important rest is awareness, willingness, and
determination to learn and practice tirelessly and hopelessly while continuing
to pray.
In seeing and developing our
potential, we should not depend on money and assets. If we depend on money and
possessions, most of us are very likely to give up before competing in
developing our potential: because we do not have money and possessions, it is
only at the stage where we are going to start our efforts that we will be
sluggish and helpless. As a result of being too fixed and focused on money and
possessions, the absence or lack of money and possessions will discourage the spirit
to do business. The absence or lack of money and property, whether we realize
it or not, becomes an obstacle and a barrier to and in developing potential.
The right attitude in seeing
and developing potential depends on the potential itself. This attitude will
free us from the influence and traps of money and property –– as well as other
supporting factors that are physical and material in nature –– so that in
developing our potential we will focus more on concrete efforts to boost our
potentials into competences and qualifications. Free from the influence and
shadow of money and wealth, we will really think and act for the benefit and
benefit of our potential.
However, can we escape from the
shadow of money and wealth in developing our potential? Of course, I can. Not a
few poor people become big and successful figures who start their potential
development efforts without money and assets or with very little money and
assets. How do they develop their potential by hanging and wallowing in money
and property, while they can hardly eat their daily meals because they don't
have money?
Again, money and possessions
are not part of potential. In developing our potential, we should not be
anchored and dependent on money and assets. If we are stuck and dependent on
money and property, our potential will develop following the wild movement of
money and property that is erratic for then that potential, very likely, will
fade and die. However, by staying focused and depending on the potential
itself, the potential will develop into competencies and qualifications so that
there is great hope that success will come along. And if success is in your
grasp, then money and possessions will "come" by themselves.
(Source:
Sadah Siti, http://caraelok.blogspot.com/2017/01/uang-dan-harta-bukan-bagian-dari-p
potential.html)