Every leader in Indonesia must hold the spirit of Pancasila. A leader must be able to live the values of Pancasila as well as to understand the meaning of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity). Thus, any policy taken by a leader will essentially be based on the values of Pancasila for the sake of society. In addition, a leader must also understand about plurality so that the implementation of Pancasila can be adapted to the cultures of society that are, in fact, different from each other.
This is asserted by Drs. H. M. Idham Samawi, former Regent of Bantul, as a speaker in the National Seminar entitled “Reframing Leadership in Indonesia, Changing the Face of Democracy in Indonesia to Achieve the Goals of the Constitution,” organized by Government ScienceStudent Corpsof Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta on Tuesday (5/6) at the Hall of Ahmad Dahlan Mosque, UMY.
Idham believed that students are future leaders of the nation. Therefore, students must be educated in a way that the values of Pancasila can be attached and can be employed as leadership guidelines. “Pancasila is not for the sacred, but it must be practiced. There is no need to go too far, say for example, there is a trader in traditional market, who isentangled with a loan shark, because she/he is illiterate and does not have the courage to go to an official bank. Studentscan give advocacy on how the trader can get a loan from an official bank, or if it is necessary, make him/her the papers. Thus, do not let the trader becomes entangled into more debt. The illiterate trader may not know, or may not have a courage, “he explained enthusiastically to the students.
Idham stated further that the Indonesian peoplemust be educated with an ideology, that is, Pancasila. It is important so that the future leaders of Indonesia will be able to change the condition to become better. “The great nations of the world, say for example, America, are educated with ideology. Try to observe movies from America. Although even briefly, the American flag always appears. They are educated with their ideology. Similarly, Indonesia, I am sure, the founder of this nation has a certain purpose why they proclaimed Pancasila. Do not oppress each other just because of differences. Whatever the religion, skin color, we are equally humans in need of oxygen, in need of food. That is the unity that must be built,”he said. (intan/mariska)
Setiap pemimpin di Indonesia harus berjiwa Pancasila. Pemimpin harus mampu menghayati nilai-nilai Pancasila serta memahami makna Bhineka Tunggal Ika. Dengan demikian, segala kebijakan yang diambil oleh seorang pemimpin, dasarnya adalah nilai-nilai Pancasila demi kepentingan rakyat. Selain itu, seorang pemimpin juga harus paham mengenai pluralitas agar implementasi Pancasila dapat disesuaikan dengan kultur masyarakat yang notabene berbeda satu sama lainnya.
Hal tersebut disampaikan oleh Drs. H.M. Idham Samawi, Mantan Bupati Bantul, saat menjadi pembicara dalam Seminar Nasional berjudul “Membingkai Kepemimpinan Indonesia, Merubah Wajah Demokrasi Indonesia Demi Mewujudkan Cita-Cita Konstitusi”, yang diselenggarakan oleh Korps Mahasiswa Ilmu Pemerintahan Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Selasa (5/6) bertempat di Aula Masjid Ahmad Dahlan, UMY.
Idham mengatakan, mahasiswa adalah calon-calon pemimpin bangsa. Oleh karena itu, mahasiswa harus dididik agar nilai-nilai Pancasila dapat melekat dan menjadi pedoman kepemimpinan. “Pancasila itu bukan harus disakralkan, justru harus diamalkan. Tidak perlu jauh-jauh, misalnya, ada pedagang pasar tradisional yang terjerat rentenir, karena buta huruf dan tidak punya nyali masuk ke bank yang resmi. Mahasiswa dapat mengadvokasi, bagaimana caranya agar pedagang itu bisa mendapatkan kredit dari bank yang resmi, kalau perlu buatkan surat-suratnya. Jadi tidak membiarkan pedagang semakin terlilit hutang. Pedagang yang buta huruf itu mungkin saja tidak tahu, atau tidak berani,” jelasnya bersemangat kepada para mahasiswa.
Bangsa Indonesia, lanjut Idham, harus dididik dengan ideologi, yakni Pancasila. Hal ini penting agar pemimpin-pemimpin masa depan Bangsa Indonesia kelak mampu merubah keadaan menjadi lebih baik. “Bangsa-bangsa yang besar di dunia itu, katakanlah misalnya Amerika, dididik dengan ideologi. Coba amati film-film dari Amerika. Walau pun sebentar, pasti bendera Amerika selalu muncul. Mereka dididik dengan ideologinya. Begitu pula Indonesia. Saya yakin, pendiri bangsa ini memiliki maksud tertentu mengapa mencetuskan Pancasila. Jangan hanya karena sebuah perbedaan lalu kita saling menindas. Apa pun agamanya, warna kulitnya, kita adalah sama-sama manusia yang butuh oksigen, butuh makan. Itulah persatuan yang harus dibangun,” ujarnya. (intan)
