DRAGON CARVED JADE BRACELET
Chapter 186: COLLEGE

    Melian has started college. He called her a student. The magnificent building of the University of Hope's business science college as an alma mater of its pride. The average person who studies there is a child from a rich family. And of course, their parents are from entrepreneurs or business people. The average person is a descendant of the rich.

    On Monday morning, Melian began Studium Generale, a public course that must be followed by all new students. Studium Generale lectures are carried out jointly or jointly by students from various majors. One faculty gathers together to follow the general explanation from lecturers or lecturers who are usually from famous experts. This time invited to give a public lecture is Mr. Minister of Trade. Of course, the students are very interested in the speaker who conveys. The Minister of Trade. It is very difficult to meet a minister. And this time, they received an explanation directly from a minister.

    "I don't know why you went to this University  .... Maybe because of your parents' point of view, who want their child to be a successful person .... But I believe, surely you also have the intention to study in this very luxurious college ..., even choose to sit in college in this very magnificent trade and business building ..., because you want to be a successful person" said Mr. Minister starting words in giving a public lecture.

    Of course immediately received a standing ovation from the new students. They are proud to be part of the famous university alma mater.

     "In this magnificent hall room, surely you already have your own viewpoint about business, business, trade, and even economics micro or macro. As a student of this very famous and expensive university, the college whose students are the majority of the rich, rather have rich parents, surely you all already have a large capital." said the next Minister who certainly boasted the students.

    "Alumunus University of Hope, almost entirely a successful entrepreneur. Even sometimes, not yet graduated has become a businessman .... For continuing his father's business ..." said Mr. Mentreri.

    "Hahaha ....." The students who attended Studium Generale were laughing. Know that the Minister is joking. Applause was back.

    "If you want to succeed at a young age, you have to work hard .... I have a simple comparison. There's an ojek artisan, buy fried rice that costs fifty thousand, for sure he'll think. The price of fried rice is too expensive. If you can buy it, what will your family eat tomorrow? What about his son's pocket money? What's his wife's debt at the neighbor's stall? The thought of .... It's a pity that fifty thousand money bought fried rice that only once ate, it runs out, tomorrow morning the shape is disgusting. But what does the son of a rich man whose father's wealth reaches trillions? When the rich kid bought fried rice for millions of rupiah, it was like buying candy in a stall. In fact, when eating fried rice it was frowned upon, and not spent." said the Minister who made a very striking comparison.

    All the students in the magnificent hall building, who attended the Studium Generale lecture, quietly gawked. They know the comparison between the poor and the rich. But will you emphasize what this Minister is?

     "Do you want to buy fried rice with a lot of consideration like that ojek shop? Or do you want to be like a rich kid who eats fried rice for millions of dollars?" Mr. Minister throws a question that is certainly very tickling, but it is also difficult to choose the answer.

    Again, the students were silent. But this time they were confused to choose an answer.

    "You want to buy fried rice for millions like this rich kid? It's not that easy ....  You need hard work, continuous learning, unyielding high spirits, do not be easily discouraged, increase creativity, develop innovations, and it all must start from now .... Never waste time." said the Minister who certainly encouraged the students.

    Then the Minister discussed the problem of rich and poor. Told with funny packaging. According to him, there is the poor because there are rich. There is rich because there are poor. If there all the conditions of society are the same, or the economic conditions are comparable, then there is no rich and also of course no poor.

    "I have observed people whose daily money is minus, his life depends only on debt, the condition of his house is very worrying .... Anyway, all the shortcomings. On this occasion, I would like to reveal the facts .... The real situation is happening in that person's life. I am concerned about this man, not because he is deficient or poor, but his attitude of behavior that I cannot accept. They are lazy. Do not want to work hard, even told to work is also lazy, and just hope to be given help by others. Hence, I actually disagree with people like this being spoiled with BLT, Bansos, or any help. Eat him, do not work directly get help. Try to imagine the farmers who hoe in the fields, slam bones sweat, do not get additional salaries as a meritorious farmer. When planting fertilizer prices become expensive, when harvesting the harvest the price of anjlog. Fair what is this? Why not get paid more? How can anyone be given help?" The Minister again gave an ironic picture.

    Of course the students of his mind back raging. There is injustice in solving the problem of poverty.

    "This is the disease of our nation. There are more people whose work is just sleeping, waking up bad luck, night prayer is not, night prayer is not, mandatory prayer is late, asked to work hard must be lazy, asked for confused ideas, told to learn males, asked to learn males, invited to participate in training do not want, alms ogah-ogahan, but want to be rich. Once he saw his friend successful .., he was immediately envious, invited to success instead blame himself, blame the conditions, or even blame his friend. How can you be successful if you are lazy, do not want to learn, ogah-ogahan ...? Indeed, not all poor people are lazy, ogah-ogahan. But you need to know, when the poor man became diligent, worked hard, did not give up, they save in his life, then he will change his life. Getting rich is a process, not a descent. Several times I visited the house of the rich, at home they ate tofu, tempeh, eggs, the same vegetable or clear vegetables. They don't want to waste just eating. Even I also met my colleagues whose wealth is extraordinary, religious is also extraordinary. Though already rich, it is safe, it is comfortable, still had time to wake up at night, night prayers, evening prayers. After dawn do not sleep anymore, continue other activities, whether it is sports, read books, or other productive activities. I have discussed, studied, eaten together, with people who used to be very poor, and now their income reaches billions per day. I repeat, billions per day ...! He told me how the struggle, selling carpet rolls, shadowing the thick carpet that was rolled, because so it had no money, did not have a motor, the carpet was carried, every day a dozen kilos walk, which I learned, I learned, these rich people prefer to postpone short-term pleasure for long-term pleasure later on, preferring to work hard while young, while they can, while they can. They are already at work when others are asleep, and are still at work when others are awake. I think you can read profiles and biographies of great people like Bob Sadino, Dahlan Iskan, Chairul Tanjung, Oprah Winfrey, and so on. They are all hard workers. People who work without knowing the time" said Mr. Minister who really wants these new students to have a strong entrepreneurial spirit.

    Of course, when he heard of a lecture like this, the new students immediately felt challenged. He wanted more than his parents had produced. Or at least, they will create new breakthroughs to print wealth-producing machines.

    "If you've made your choice to study at this University of Hope, then my hope is .., you'll all be successful people, great people, intelligent people, people who can advance our nation. Thank you." Thank you." The Minister ended his lecture.

    The students stood up from their seats. Applause rumbles. Students give a great appreciation, welcome a very special kuiah.

    Melian was still sitting in college, when her friends were out. He reflected on all the words of the Minister who delivered the Studium Generale lecture. Could it be that he could make a breakthrough to advance his nation? While what he saw in the community, there is still a lot of inequality.

    "Maye .... You want to go back to the dorm?" suddenly his friend broke his daydream.

    "Eh .., yes .... Princess .... We go to the dormitory together ..." replied Melian who immediately stood up, stepped walking with her friend, returned to the dormitory.

    Yes, Melian in Jakarta prefers to live in campus dormitories. Surely closer to the place of his college, and his security is more awake. They both live in a dorm room.