Somewhere Out There

Earlier today, I went to eat bubur with a friend. We talked about a lot of things, when suddenly he brought up an interesting topic … well, it’s about the dunia-kerja where as many said to me before “shows the true characteristic of someone.” Yeah, they say people will show their real colors whenever money is involved in the matter.

He told me that one of his friends with initial W, -who already started a pretty good business and got many connections across the country- told him that “in the business world, you will find a lot of deceiving characters. Your friend that you thought you always knew might not really be the same person at all when it’s about making money, when it’s about gaining more profit. You can’t blindly trust even your old buddies.”

What upset me the most was when my friend told me that one of our friends was exactly like the kind of friend that W mentioned: the kind of friend who cheated for money (let’s called him Nyesal to avoid excessive usage of the word “friend”). My friend enthusiastically shared the story that some months ago he worked together with Nyesal for a project that’s related to both graphic-design and programming. My friend worked for the programming part where Nyesal’s more like the group project and worked more on the street (buying stuff, paying some bills). Since my friend thought that Nyesal was an old friend of his (and mine L ), he trusted him completely (or blindly?) about the payment for several deals and bills. The thing is, later on my friend caught Nyesal lied about some of the bills. Nyesal purposely lied to my friend because of some millions Rupiahs. I still can’t believe it, we were buddies, and we hang out together a lot back then in High School. It really broke my friend’s heart - it broke my heart too.
I have no idea that the evil of greed could be that strong – do we have to become greedy to be rich – do we have to cheat our friend to be financially successful?

Upon answering the question: do we have to be rich? Many must say “no,” but in the reality can we not see that people do not really like the idea of being moderate.

Morrie once asked “what’s wrong with being number two?” and I got a Goosebumps. I guess such (supposedly) simple question could be very strong because this current world forces us to have the belief that “number one is the best,” that “richest is the best,” that “the richer the better” that the idea of being number two is weird.

Unluckily when everybody believes that we can’t be number two, that we can’t be moderate, that “the richer the better” they might also unconsciously accept the consequences of this kind of philosophy.

At first, when they can’t find a way to be rich – they will think harder!
And when they still can’t find it – they will think even harder!
But if after such effort they still can’t find a way – they will cheat, steal, do anything!

If that’s not the philosophy of the many, why there are so many con men, so many crimes, so many corruptions … so many crimes …

We were forced to be rich,
and thus the lucky ones find the easiest way,
the smart ones find the moderate way,
the diligent ones find the hardest way,
and the unlucky ones take over other people’s way.

The magic of love is somewhere out there, yet we ignore it and choose the way of the money to rule the kingdom of human beings.

And I sing …

Where do I go to find love?
I asked the crowd, but they were too busy ignoring love.
Where do I go to find love?
I asked the priest, but he was too busy praying love and preaching love.
Where do I go to find love?
I asked the teachers, but he was too busy teaching love and studying love.
Where do I go to find love?
I asked the artist, but he was too busy painting love, singing love.
Where do I go to find love?
I asked the lovers, but they were too busy making love with their lovers.

If I go to the highest mountain, will I find love there?
If I go to the deepest sea, will I find love there?

Once an angel told me–
That love can change the world.
That love is the secret of life.
That love is the answer of life.
That love is heaven.

But love, where can I find you?
Where can I find you?
Where can I find you love?

--- have a nice day!