menarik juo mamak Irdam kiriman artikelnyo, jadi ado hubungan antara pendidikan dan sikap mental ( miskin & kaya )
jadi nampaknya, orang atau suatu bangsa miskin berawal dari sikap mental yg miskin pula. ambo jadi taringek perdebatan Hatta dan sukarno menjelang indonesia merdeka, menurut Hatta yg diperlukan ialah mencerdaskan rakyat ,mengangkat mental mereka , bermental merdeka.tapi tidak disetujui bung karno. sehingga mungkin akhirnya kita , jadi orang miskin di tengah alam yg kaya, bisa jadi karena memang kita bermental miskin sejak dulu. walaupun bisa sekolah tinggi, jadi pejabat atau jadi orang kaya, banyak dari kita yg tetap bermental "miskin" . Banyak orang "kaya materi" tapi ber "mental miskin" jadi kembali ke masalah pendidikan, mungkin salah satu yg perlu dikembangkan ialah bagaimana proses pendidikan bisa menghilangkan "mental miskin" tsb. kisah Agus salim jaman dulu dimana pernah ada kejadian ia bangga dg cara ke-indonesiaan nya, di tengah acara bangsa eropa ( walau diledek orang eropa),ia percaya diri menghadapi orang eropa (org kaya) waktu itu, kisah tsb mungkin bisa jadi gambaran , orang "miskin" yg bermental "kaya" sbg intermezo, bisa jadi di awak banyak yg salah kaprah menempatkan "sikap tidak miskin" , bak kata pepatah : waang kayo , den indak ka maminta, waang pandai, den indak ka batanyo pulo. jujur saja, sebenarnya ia tetap miskin, dan justru sikap sudah merasa kaya dan pandai tsb ,membuat ia susah kaya danb pandai jadi nya , benarkah ? sakian dari ambo HM --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Irdam Syah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Untuak malengkapi pandapek sanak Jack... diambiak dari lapau sabalah. > > salam - tg > __________________ > To Reflect and Act > > The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age > of the country. This can be shown by countries like India and Egypt, that > are more than 2000 years old and poor. On the other hand, Canada, Australia > & New Zealand, that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed > countries and are rich. > > The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the > available natural resources. Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, > inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world > economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw > materials from the whole world and exporting manufactured products. > > Another example is Switzerland, which does not plant cocoa but has the best > chocolate in the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant > the soil during 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products > of the best quality. It is a small country that transmits an image of > security, order & labor, which made it the world's strong safe. > > Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in > poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference. > > Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their > countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries. > What is the difference then? The difference is the attitude of the people, > framed along the years by the education & the culture. > > On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we > find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives: > 1. Ethics, as a basic principle > 2. Integrity > 3. Responsibility > 4. Respect to the laws & rules > 5. Respect to the rights of other citizens > 6. Work loving > 7. Strive for saving & investment > 8. Will of super action > 9. Punctuality > > In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their > daily life. We are not poor because we lack natural resources or because > nature was cruel to us. > > We are poor because we lack attitude. We lack the will to comply with and > teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus ____________________________________________________ Berhenti/mengganti konfigurasi keanggotaan anda, silahkan ke: http://groups.or.id/mailman/options/rantau-net ____________________________________________________
