BKM? Whatever!

What does Bribery mean? Giving someone so that one will follow every will of the giver? But how does the giver assure that one will always follow his / her will?

I just read in the KOMPAS today, the polemic of BKM, a financial support for the varsity students. Most of the people in Indonesia – especially the varsity students – regard this as something like bribery, since this discourse rose shortly after the increasing fuel price. As most of us know, regarding this increasing price of fuel, varsity students were the most vocal party, kept protesting the policy. So, they saw this BKM as a mean to control them, to place them under the whip of the government. Thus, rose the motion of rejecting and refusing this financial support.

Hmm, let us analyze. Before the rising fuel price, most of the varsity students kept protesting on the expensive price of education (Then it made me wonder. They kept protesting, demonstrating, leaving their classes, wasting lots amount of money that they paid for the tuition. And their demand? Cheaper education?? Kinda ironic though if you already grasp what I was thinking then)

I am not in the position of supporting government or the students. Nope, I prefer being neutral in this case. I just wanna say, if the students are witty enough, they would take the financial support, but keep holding on to their idealism. Hell with the status of a bribe! As long as you take the money under no condition, nobody could control you.

Even if the BKM is bribery, students have to understand, the ones having full authority to control them are themselves. Free will are bestowed upon men, dude! They gave you strict rule and condition? Well, ever heard of the term, “Rules are made to break”? (Actually, that's what I held! Hehehehe!)

So? What is the conclusion? Well, seize the day dude! Seize every chance and understand that nothing perfect. There is always a hole and flaw in everything. And being treated as the educated beings, you should be able to utilize that flaw!