Sisi Lain Sosok Itu

The Fox New TV (US) asked him ; ” When you look into the mirror in the morning
what do you say to yourself “ 

He answered : I see the person in the mirror and tell him, “Remember, you are no more than a small servant, ahead of you today is the heavy responsibility, and that is to serve the Iranian nation”.  

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And this was how the broadcaster introduced him.

Ahmedi Nijad, the Iranian President who astonished many when he first reached to the office of the　Presidency by donating all the high valued Iranian　carpets to one of the mosques in Tehran by replacing　them with the low cost ordinary carpets.

 

He observed that there was a huge extravagant langue　for receiving and welcoming the VIPs and he ordered it　to be closed and asked the Protocol office to arrange for an ordinary room instead with the wooden chairs,　though more impressive in fact…!

  

On many instances he joins the cleaning staff of the municipality for leaning the streets in the area where　his home and the Presidency Office locates.

  

Under his authority whenever he appoints any minister　to his post he gets a signed document from him with　many points, particularly highlighting that he shall remain poor and that his personal and his relatives　accounts will be watched and the day he leaves the　ministry shall be with dignity, and therefore it is not lawful for him or his relatives to take any　advantage of his office.

  

First of all he declared himself all the “Big” wealth and property he owned was a Peugeot 504 car, model　1977, an old small house inherited from his father　forty years ago in one of the poorest zones in Tehran.　His accounts with a zero balance and the only money　comes in to his a/c was from. His salary from the　university as a lecturer with an amount of US$ 250 only.

  

For your information the President still lives in that　same house. This is all what he owns; the president of　one of the world’s important countries; strategically,
economically, politically and with regard to its oil　and defense.

  

He even doesn’t take his personal salary with the argument that all the wealth belongs to the nation and　he is the safeguard over it.

  

One of the things that impressed the staff at the　presidency is the bag the president brings with him every day, which　contains his breakfast, some sandwiches or bread with　olive oil and cheese prepared by his wife and eats and　enjoys it with all happiness, While he stopped all the　deliveries of the special food used to come for the　president.

  

One of the other things he changed was his personal carrier “the presidents Aircraft” to a cargo aircraft　in order to save the spending from the public treasuryand he ordered that he will be flying with the　ordinary airline in the economic class.

  

He organizes meetings every now and then with all the　ministers to know their activities and efficiency and　he closed down the office of the manager of the president and any minister can enter to his office　without any permission. He also stopped the welcome　ceremonies like the red carpet, the photo session orany personal advertisement or respect of any kind　while visiting any place in the country.

  

Whenever he has to stay in any of the hotels he asks them to make sure not to give him a room with any big　bed because he doesn’t like to sleep on beds but　rather likes to sleep on the ground on a simple　mattress with a blanket.Does any of such manners and practices shows any　disrespect for the high post of the president ??　And also during the prayer he is not sitting　in the first row.

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Hmm… Judul artikel di atas itu, `God loves those who are humble in their personal life` kutipan dari bagaimana reporter The Fox New mengangkat berita tentang sosok itu, yang saya temukan di Multiply teman. Sisi lain dari sosok presiden sebuah negara ( yang berani punya sikap menolak intervensi negara besar sekalipun). Yang paling mencuat kemarinnya adalah ketika pengembangan industri nuklir Iran yang diklaim oleh Amerika (berdasarkan laporan CIA) sebagai proyek senjata nuklir, padahal Iran sudah berulang kali menjelaskan bahwa proyek Nuklirnya bukan untuk senjata, dan bahkan begitu kooperatif saat pihak IAEA (The International Atomic Agency) melakukan verifikasi ke pusat pengembangan nuklir di negaranya ini. Haa…. jadi bahas hal ini. Baik, cukup segitu saja, karena kali ini hanya berbicara dalam lingkup kehidupan sosial pribadi presiden Iran-nya, bukan negaranya. :mrgreen:

Maka, ternyata saya masih bisa tercenung sesaat setelah membaca artikel itu. Juga saat membaca balasan emailnya buat menjawab surat-surat dari ibu-ibu Amerika yang khawatir akan keselamatan anaknya yang kebetulan sedang berada di Iran. Atau ucapan selamat Natal darinya di website pribadinya buat mereka yang merayakan. Atau saat melihat langsung di Zero News, program berita salah satu stasiun TV Jepang beberapa waktu lalu, saat ia mempersilahkan dengan ramah reporter berita TV Jepang yang menunggu waktu wawancara dengannya selepas shalat Jum`at.

Hee… masih banyak ternyata yang membuat saya berpikir berkali-kali tentang sosok itu, terlepas dari berbagai konflik politis yang melingkupi kehidupannya terkait dengan jabatannya sebagai kepala negara sebuah negeri seperti Iran. tidak bisa tidak, saya seperti merasakan nyaman (yang aneh?) saat mendengar namanya disebut. Ah, bukan, bukan, semoga ini bukan refleksi figuritas berlebihan. Laki-laki ini punya sikap. Itu kecam positif jiwa saya.  

Dan pertanyaan yang mendobrak sisi psikologis tak terduga (subjektif-red ) yang dilontarkan The Fox News itu rasanya cukup keren juga untuk bisa mengorek isi kepala dan paradigma berpikir sosok-sosok pemimpin kita, apa mungkin bisa kita terapkan ya? Tanya saja mereka dengan tiba-tiba, “Apa yang anda katakan pada diri anda saat memandang cermin tiap paginya?”

Hohoho… Bagaimana hasilnya? Entahlah. *tidak punya prediksi  sama sekali*

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Ahahahaha… ya, ya… saya ngaku deh, ngaku. Saya memang cukup angkat salut pada sosok Ahmadinejad itu. Sosok nyata negarawan yang tidak asal bicara saat bilang ingin jadi `pelayan rakyat`.

Kagum. Bagaimana? Cukup dengan jawaban itu?

Karenanya jangan heran kalau saya tampak rada persuasif begini. Anda boleh tidak setuju kok, ini pandangan pribadi saja.