Amiruddin al Rahab*

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MERANTAU – LAH, Terdapat dua kata antara Merantau dan Lah, Merantau sendiri berasal dari RANTAU ditambah dengan awalan ME menjadi MERANTAU adalah kalau tidak salah Kata Kerja dan kata Lah sendiri adalah kata Perintah. Kalau kita gabungkan menjadi satu maka hasilnya seakan kita diajak untuk kemana dengan tujuan yang masih tanda tanya ???

Berdasarkan Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) kata MERANTAU (me.ran.tau) dengan kata rantau merupakan Kata Kerja atau Kata Verbia.

Arti Kata Rantau atau Merantau adalah :  

1. Berlayar (mencari penghidupan) di sepanjang rantau (dari satu sungai ke sungai yang lain dsb)
2. Pergi ke pantai (pesisir), pergi ke negeri lain untuk mencari penghidupan, ilmu, dsb).

Intinya dari arti MERANTAU yang bisa saya petik adalah Mencari Penghidupan dan Mencari ILMU maka ada sedikit pembahasan yang bisa kita simpulkan dari Kata MERANTAU yang diakhiri dengan kata LAH adalah sebagai berikut :

• MERANTAU-LAH, Agar kamu tau bagaimana rasanya Rindu dan kemana kamu harus pulang
• MERANTAU-LAH, Agar engkau tau betapa berharganya waktu bersama keluarga
• MERANTAU-LAH, Agar Engkau akan mengerti Alasan kenapa Engkau harus kembali
• MERANTAU-LAH, Agar Engkau akan tumbuh Cinta yang tak pernah hadir sebelumnya pada kampung halaman pada mereka yang kamu tinggalkan (NB. : Semoga anda masih ingat halaman berapa kampungnya )
• MERANTAU-LAH, Agar Engkau akan menghargai tiap detik waktu yang kamu lalui bersama Keluarga (bapak, ibu, kakak serta adik atau anak istri, ketika pulang ke rumah.
• MERANTAU-LAH, Agar Engkau akan lebih paham kenapa Orangtua kita berat melepaskan kita pergi jauh.
• MERANTAU-LAH, Engkau akan lebih mengerti arti sebuah Perpisahan
• MERANTAU-LAH, Semakin jauh tanah rantauan, semakin jarang pulang, semakin terasa berharganya “PULANG” !!!
• MERANTAU-LAH ..................... !!!

Betapa enaknya tidak bersama Keluarga (Bapak, ibu kakak dan adik) terasa hidup kita dimanjakan karena makanan dimasakin oleh ibunya sendiri dan berbahagia lah anda sekalian namun ketika kita jauh dari keluarga dan pulang ketika tiba saat nya LIBURAN HARI RAYA setiap agama akan terasa punya makna yang lebih dalam.

Selamat berjuang di perjalanan anda PULANG ke Bapak, Ibu, kakak dan adik tercinta untuk merayakan Hari Raya bersama KELUARGA anda tercinta.

Tetap tabah bagi teman kita yang tidak bisa pulang ke rumah orangtua mungkin karena Lockdown (Covid 19) bisa juga karena masalah pendapatan anda selama anda merantau kurang cukup hanya buat kebutuhan hidup sehari-hari anda ditanah rantauan anda bersama anak istri tercinta tanpa orangtua, bisa juga karena kedua orangtua sudah tiada atau salah satu dari kedua orangtua telah tiada kita tidak tau tapi intinya masih ada waktu buat anda sekalian untuk tetap bertemu dengan keluarga tercinta dikampung.

DOA ku selalu menyertai anda sekalian baik yang di rumah, diperjalanan pulang ke rumah orangtua ataupun sudah sampai di tempat orangtua.

JADILAH ORANG MERANTAU yang berguna bagi orang disekitarnya

WASSALAM

JACK A. D

MERANTAULAH_02.pdf

Ada apa lagi dengan Danau Sentani, katanya Limbah Domestik apaan tuh berikut berita ? http://id.news.yahoo.com/lptn/20110104/tpl-danau-sentani-tercemar-limbah-domest-9c562ac.html

SAUDARAKU dan MASYARAKATKU PAPUA, kenapa kamu berantam, perang antar kampung, Jika saudaraku seperti ini Bangsaku Papua tidak akan maju dan MERDEKA, Saudara kita dari Luar Papua sedang ketawa-tawa, wasit, dan sedang bertepuk tangan melihat kita sedang perang, kalau mau perang jangan sesama bangsamu tapi lawanmu, saya bersedih, satu orang meninggal rugi seribu orang saudaraku, TUHAN TOLONG BUKA MATA & MELIHAT BANGSAKU SEDANG NANGIS DARAH ? APAKAH TUHAN KERJASAMA DENGAN ORANG LUAR PAPUA UNTUK MENGHANCURKAN PAPUA ? TUHAN PAPUA adalah KANAANNYA DUNIA ? Salah satu dari Tanah Perjanjian sekalipun Tanah Papua tidak tersiratkan dalam INJIL (ALKITAB) ? Tuhan tolong Bukakan Mata Orang Papua, jangan mengutuk orang Papua TUHAN ?

S E M O G A ................................................ AMIN

Ada yang anda ingin mau baca tentang Masalah Papua silahkan klik yang berikut ini http://www.abc.net.au/ra/asiapac/programs/s1635608.htm Selain itu masih ada kaitan dengan itu adalah klik lagi yang berikut ini http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/west-papua-supporters-angry-at-treaty-plan/2006/05/21/1148150124476.html 

Dari Pedro

Amnesty International has said the acquittals demonstrated the failure of Indonesia's justice system.

Sumber :  http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200509/s1457604.htm

Last Updated 11/09/2005, 09:14:44

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Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Former President Abdurrahman Wahid along with hundreds of university students staged a demonstration outside the presidential palace here Friday to protest several government policies.

Ada yang ingin mau baca berita yang apa aja termasuk di dalam bahasa inggris silahkan download aja di bawah in  us_indonesia_inportent_papua.txt 

JIAK

Harry menegaskan, pembentukan MRP merupakan amanat konstitusi. "Saya yakin kalau MRP dibentuk dan kerjanya tidak diganggu pemerintah, maka masalah Papua, beres," kata Wakil Dewan Direktur Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) itu.

(sumber: pembaruan)

Duncan Graham, Contributor, Surabaya

It is probably one of the most difficult jobs on the diplomatic circuit in Indonesia: To get United States policies, values and lifestyles understood by people who have never been to America.

For some, it is the great democracy; for others it is the great Satan. Demolishing myths and substituting facts is no task for the weak-willed.

The latest recruit to this "challenging task" -- as she prefers to label the assignment - is the energetic Claire Pierangelo; marathon runner, linguist, economist and now U.S. consul general in Surabaya.

"There's a lot of interest but not a whole lot of knowledge about the U.S. in Indonesia," she said. "Its important for people to meet face to face in order to form their own opinions on issues beyond the simple headlines of the day.

"Nor was there much depth of knowledge of Indonesia in America until the terrible tragedy of the tsunami. That's now changing. One in five Americans donated to the tsunami victims.

"A priority in my job is community outreach. By that I mean getting to know Indonesian people and help them develop their own ideas of what America is and what it means. Of course, it was easier to do that in the old days."

Indeed. Now there are real obstacles to add to the cultural, historical and language differences. Since Ms Pierangelo took up her post in July the consulate's high steel fences have been shielded so the lovely old Dutch house can no longer be seen by passersby or the queues of visa applicants.

There is always a heavy police presence outside waiting for the next demo, and the roadside barriers in Jl Dr Sutomo have been strengthened.

It is an annoying impediment to the free flow of traffic and Pierangelo will not comment on when or if it will be removed. By comparison, within a couple of kilometers the French consulate runs an open-door policy with free access to a substantial library, exhibitions and regular film nights.

If the average Indonesian cannot saunter into the U.S. consulate, then the staff have to get out to meet the people. Ms Pierangelo has already visited a pesantren in Malang and has been confronted with questions about her country's attitude toward independence in Papua.

The issue has been made more sensitive by reports that some members of the U.S. Congress have proposed a bill questioning the validity of Papua's inclusion in the Republic in the 1969 so-called Act of Free Choice.

"I said we continue to support the territorial integrity of Indonesia but we are concerned about some human rights issues," Ms Pierangelo said. "Members of Congress are free to discuss international issues and propose legislation, but that doesn't mean they become law."

Her colleagues visit schools and other education institutions to explain how the U.S. works, and distribute information on exchange programs and fellowships. More than 11,000 Indonesians have utilized these in the past 50 years. (The figure for Australian government scholarships over the same period is 8,000.)

The Pesantren Leaders Program gives educators the chance to study in public and private schools in the U.S. and meet religious leaders of all faiths. This is part of a US$ 157 million four-year educational aid package for Indonesia.

The U.S. has had a consulate in Surabaya since 1896. With a staff of about 50 locals and 10 expatriates it is the largest foreign mission in Indonesia's second-largest city. This is despite the fact that probably fewer than 2,000 Americans live in the consulate's coverage area. This extends east from central Java across to Papua.

Australia, the country next door, has no office in Surabaya even though Western Australia has a "Sister-State" relationship with East Java.

Pierangelo said her country recognized the importance of the East Java capital and its significance to Indonesian business, industry and politics. "I want as many people as possible to get to know America," she said.

"It's not my role to dictate. I want Indonesians to know and understand us. I'll have succeeded if they've met a variety of people and been exposed to a variety of opinions -- and they remember the effort we've put into that ambition."

Her previous overseas posting was in Vietnam where she worked on trade issues. She joined the U.S. State Department in 1985 after studying international relations at Johns Hopkins University where she graduated with a master's degree.

She has also studied at the National Defense University and has served in Britain, Haiti, Malta and Italy -- the birthplace of her grandparents. Her linguistic abilities include Italian, French, Spanish, Haitian Creole and Vietnamese.

With this background, it is not surprising that she has yet to encounter any great culture shock.

After being offered the Surabaya job she studied Indonesian intensively in Washington, but finds limited opportunities to practice her skills now she is in Indonesia, such are the security concerns. It also hampers chances of running marathons, which she did in Washington.

Operating under tight security is not the best way to meet the people but so far Ms Pierangelo seems to have done a reasonable job if comments in the small foreign community are any guide.

Her predecessor Philip Antweiller had a low-profile reputation -- his successor is said to be more direct and outspoken -- an analysis she found amusing.

While sipping tea served by men, she rejected local gossip that she had been chosen for the job to show a predominantly Muslim nation that in the West women can rise to high administrative positions. She also dismissed the idea that she might give the job a soft touch.

"Gender is not a criterion for selection," she said. I was offered the position. Who wouldn't want to come to Indonesia?"