Bung Hatta

Tak banyak pemimpin seperti Bung Hatta
Memimpin Tanpa Menguras Harta Negara

-Mata Najwa-

I noticed the verse above on one of episodes in Najwa Shihab Talk Show program. The verse made me curious to search who Bung Hatta actually is. After searching on the internet and read in some biography books, I find an inspirational story about Bung Hatta that many people talk about them. Here is the story.

Bung Hatta, Most people Indonesia people are familiar with him as the first vice president of Indonesia. He is well known as one of the proclamators of Indonesia Independence. Beside becoming the president of Indonesia, Bung Hatta actually has good manner side that many people are not familiar with him. Bung Hatta is well know as humble and simple leader. One of the true stories that shows  he has these personalities is that when he wants to buy bally shoes but he could not buy it until is the end of his life.  Why could not he buy these shoes? The story began when he traveled abroad, he noticed a shoes named bally in one of the shoes shops, he was actually very interested in the shoes. Due to the fact that he did not have enough money to buy the shoes, he just kept the display of the shoes in his mind. He then cut the advertisement of the shoes from the newspaper then stick on the wall. Unfortunately, he could not buy the shoes until the end of his life. As vice president, he was actually able to buy the shoes. He must have had much money as vice president to buy the shoes. Then, why could not he buy the shoes until the end of his life? Many stories tell that Bung Hatta always spent his money for helping other people, particularly his family or relation. His humble and generosity reflected the real leader who has high integrity. He did not spend “money nation” for his private need, but he used it for his societies.

Wish a government officials nowadays typify Bung Hatta’s humble and generosity in spending "nation money”, Amin.......